Tag: Covid Testing

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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…

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 […]