[ad_1] Pooled testing is considered an effective way to test covid-19 on more people while reducing the burden on labs. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has also recommended its use in areas of low prevalence. Mint discusses the pros and cons. What are grouped tests and how are …
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[ad_1] A South Korean company has launched the production of Covid-19 rapid antibody testing kits at its subsidiary at Manesar in Haryana, with a capacity of making 500,000 kits per week, to meet the needs of the Indian market. The Chhattisgarh government is set to be one of the first …
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[ad_1] KOLKATA: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee criticized the Center on Wednesday for sending teams to investigate West Bengal’s readiness to tackle the Covid-19 outbreak and suspected faulty test kits were sent to the state. Mamata Banerjee’s comments came a day after a war of words broke out between West Bengal …
Read More »Coronavirus testing in India: ICMR asks states not to use rapid test kits for 2 days | India News
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Amid complaints about faulty rapid test kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research advised states Tuesday not to use them for the next two days, saying it will issue a notice after their kits take to carry out the field validation of these equipment. At the daily …
Read More »West Bengal detects delays in COVID-19 testing on defective ICMR kits from the upper medical corps
[ad_1] Coronavirus: Bengal said kits supplied by ICMR show inconclusive results Calcutta Defective kits supplied by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), the country’s nodal body for COVID-19 testing, have yielded inconclusive results and slowed the pace of testing, the West Bengal government said. In Sunday tweets, the state …
Read More »Coronavirus testing: Rahul Gandhi Slams Center in COVID-19 testing
[ad_1] Rahul Gandhi said the Indian coronavirus tests were conducted in the Laos, Niger and Honduras league. New Delhi: Congressman Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday questioned the government’s efforts to increase tests for coronavirus as it extended the ongoing national blockade until May 3 to contain the pandemic. Accusing the government …
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