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Odisha Govt Releases Strict Covid Testing Advisory For Pvt Labs

The Health Department has expressed concerns that some private labs are collecting swabs from residence of the suspected Covid cases to conduct RT-PCR tests and collecting high charges. There are also reports about non-submission of reports in time. 

  • Friday, 14 May 2021
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BMC Launches ‘Test-In-Drive’ To Reduce Rush At Labs For Covid Test

“BMC will start Drive-In #COVID19 RTPCR and Antigen Testing facility at BMC Bhawani Mall, Saheed Nagar. Citizens can get themselves tested at the Centre by going to the centre on their own arrangement in a vehicle.”

  • Wednesday, 12 May 2021
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Odisha To Begin Covid Testing In Private Labs Soon!

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha continuing to see a considerable surge in cases of novel-Coronavirus on a daily basis, the State Health Department has now decided to rope in private laboratories to facilitate more aggressive Covid testing. Health Minister Naba Das on Thursday informed that since ICMR has already given a green signal to begin testing in […]

  • Saturday, 17 April 2021
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Google Rolls Out Tool To Help Users Find Covid Testing Centres In India

New Delhi: Google on Friday announced the launch of a new feature on Google Search, Assistant, and Maps for users in India to help them find information on Covid-19 testing centres near them. The search giant has partnered with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and MyGov to provide the information on authorised testing […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
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COVID-19: Odisha To Start Door-To-Door Surveillance From Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: After facing criticism over low testing rate, Odisha on Monday categorically stated that all the COVID-19 tests are being conducted as per the guidelines issued by the ICMR. Addressing a presser, NHM director, Shalini Pandit informed that the revised ICMR guidelines stipulate that all the symptomatic persons and close contacts of COVID-19 positive cases […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Odisha To Ramp Up COVID-19 Testing From July; Sero Survey In Puri From Tomorrow

Bhubaneswar: In view of the spurt in COVID-19 cases, Odisha government is now planning to ramp up testing by setting up additional labs in different parts of the State. Institute of Life Sciences (ILS) director, Ajay Parida on Friday informed that additional testing labs will be set up in five districts —Angul, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Kalahandi […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Odisha's COVID-19 testing in bottom half among states despite total cases in top half

Bhubaneswar: Despite registering a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases since July, Odisha is yet to scale up its testing capacity. As per Health Ministry, only 22 States in the country are conducting COVID-19 testing as much as required by the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines. Elaborating on this, Ministry of Health OSD, Rajesh Bhushan informed […]

  • Thursday, 15 April 2021
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Record Single-Day COVID Testing:  India Conducts Over 4.2 Lakh Tests

New Delhi: For the first time, a record number of more than 4,20,000 COVID tests have been conducted in a single day. This elevated number comes on the heels of 3,50,000 tests having been done very day consistently over the last one week. With 4,20,898 samples tested in the last 24 hours, the Tests Per […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Rapid Antigen Tests Strengthen Fight Against COVID-19, Say Experts

New Delhi: Delhi has conducted over 9.46 lakh COVID-19 tests till date, with experts attributing the high number to the rapid antigen tests which started last month. The experts feel that the rapid antigen test has changed the script for the national capital due to its affordability, quicker result and its ability to serve as […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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Odisha Targets 15,000 COVID-19 Tests Per Day From August

Bhubaneswar: With COVID-19 cases in Odisha going through the roofs, the State government is mulling to increase the number of tests to 15,000 per day from August, said the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Bhubaneswar director Ajay Parida on Monday. After Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) decided to conduct more COVID-19 tests, the State […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
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India's COVID-19 Testing Rate Low: WHO Chief Scientist

Hyderabad: Underlining the importance of adequate testing for Covid-19, World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Chief Scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan on Tuesday said that India’s testing rate is low, compared to other countries which have done well in combating the pandemic. “India, as a whole, has a low testing rate compared to some of the countries which […]

  • Wednesday, 14 April 2021
New Soft, Flexible Nasal Swabs To Aid In Better Covid Testing
New Soft, Flexible Nasal Swabs To Aid In Better Covid Testing

New York: A Q-tip cotton swab inserted into your nose to gauge the presence of Covid-19 infections is a pain and not a pleasant experience. Now, that can soon become…

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
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COVID Resurgence: Centre Asks States, UTs To Return To Fundamentals Of “Test, Track And Treat”

New Delhi: Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan and Dr. Vinod K. Paul, Member (Health), NITI Aayog today interacted with Health Secretaries and MDs (NHM) of Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and UTs of Delhi and Chandigarh. These States/UTs have in the recent past seen increased positivity and increased number of daily positive […]

  • Sunday, 04 April 2021
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