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A doctor referral will soon be needed by some Albertans seeking PCR testing, province says

government says it is changing how it tests people for COVID-19.Starting next week, Albertans who need a PCR test to inform their medical treatment must have a referral from a health-care professional.Clinicians are to determine the best testing option for their patients, which could include rapid testing at home or in a clinic, in-clinic swabbing with the sample sent to the lab for PCR testing or a referral to an Alberta Health Services site for testing.Physicians will also be required to request lab tests on their patients’ behalf while using the Alberta Health Services online appointment booking system. Canada lacks robust COVID-19 detection system amid 6th wave.

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The Ministry of Health has today published an external review into delays in PCR testing processing during the early stages of the Omicron outbreak.

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Rising COVID-19 indicators in Ontario prompt calls for expanded access to PCR tests

COVID-19 indicators rising in Ontario, opposition politicians are calling on the government to expand access to PCR tests for the virus.Critics have been calling for Ontario to reinstate broad access to the gold-standard tests, which have been restricted to certain groups of high-risk people since December when the Omicron variant overwhelmed resources.Those calls continued on Wednesday as some suggested the province was entering a sixth wave of cases after a lull following the peak of the Omicron wave.

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Pre-departure PCR tests reveal four Brier competitors positive for COVID-19

Tim Hortons Brier have yet to make the trip to Lethbridge, Alta., after testing positive for COVID-19 on their pre-departure PCR tests, Curling Canada said Friday in a statement.Each competitor plays on a different team, the federation said, without identifying any of the athletes. The players remain in isolation in their respective hometowns.Round-robin play was scheduled to begin Friday night at the Enmax Centre.

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Ontario child-care operators, staff call for access to PCR testing, more HEPA filters

Ontario child-care operators and staff are calling on the provincial government to take steps to make those settings safer during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure the sector’s long-term viability.One immediate step urged by the dozens of operators, labour groups and public health experts who have signed on to an open letter to the premier is to reinstate eligibility for PCR testing.Late last year in response to a surge in Omicron cases, the province limited access to PCR testing to high-risk settings, which doesn’t include child-care centres or schools, except if a student or staff member develops symptoms while at school.

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Covid X-ray could replace PCR tests as Scots scientists develop tech with results 'in minutes'

Scots scientists have developed "groundbreaking" X-ray technology that can detect Covid infection in 'just a few minutes'.

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Delhi fixes prices for RT-PCR, RAT Covid tests at private labs. Details here

₹300 and ₹500 for RT-PCR samples collected from home, the state health department said in a notification.

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Data still available to monitor COVID-19 trends despite lack of PCR testing in Alberta

Alberta’s chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw is reassuring Albertans that despite limited eligibility for PCR testing, the province is still monitoring data from other sources to show trends in COVID-19 transmissions.

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Most Albertans no longer being eligible for provincial PCR testing leaves many with questions

New COVID-19 testing protocols in Alberta means the options have narrowed significantly for most of the population and many Albertans have found themselves in a confusing predicament: if they wake up feeling under the weather, what’s their next step? Morgan Black explains.

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Can you book a coronavirus PCR test on Christmas Day?

Coronavirus cases are rising across the UK as Christmas Day approaches.

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PCR test system to continue over Christmas period - HSE

Ireland's PCR testing system has come "under pressure in the past 48 hours" but will continue to operate throughout the Christmas period, Damien McCallion, HSE Vaccination Lead has said.

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PCR tests now required upon return to Canada for any length of travel amid Omicron

Canadians returning home from trips abroad regardless of length will now have to show proof of a negative PCR COVID-19 test to re-enter the country.

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Covid: Maharashtra revises rates of RT-PCR tests at private labs

₹350 will be charged for samples taken from collection centres.

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No Covid-19 PCR tests available in ten counties

There are no Covid-19 PCR tests available in ten counties, according to the Health Service Executive's portal this morning.

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B.C. floods: Border communities’ residents bringing essential goods from U.S. to be exempt from PCR test requirement

Minister of Border Security Bill Blair said on Sunday that after discussions with B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety Mike Farnworth, he believes that accommodation can be made for border communities’ residents who travel to the U.S.

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Ottawa set to drop PCR tests for Canadians returning from short trips

Good news if you were hoping to make a quick hop across the border – Ottawa is set to drop the PCR test requirement for returning Canadians.

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Canada looking ‘quite carefully’ at PCR testing rules as U.S. land border reopens

United States reopened its land border to Canadians who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 on Monday, but travellers will still have to show a negative PCR test on their way back into Canada, and there’s no clear indication of when that might change.Right now, any traveller trying to enter Canada must provide a negative PCR test taken at their own expense, and taken no more than 72 hours before their arrival at the border.The government told Global News it is looking “quite carefully” at the necessity of these tests, but it has no plans to immediately drop the requirement — despite calls from both border town mayors and industry representatives to do just that.“We are looking at these requirements quite carefully.

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COVID-19: Toronto public schools to get access to take-home PCR tests by end of week

COVID-19 test kits available by the end of the week.City officials say the take-home PCR kits can be used when a student shows symptoms of the virus or if another student or staff member in their class has tested positive.The test is administered by swabbing the tongue, cheek and inside the nostril, or through collecting saliva — as opposed to the nasopharyngeal swab commonly used for COVID-19 testing. Ontario lifts COVID capacity limits in restaurants, gyms, casinos Once the test is complete, families can drop off the COVID-19 test at a local pop-up testing site or select schools for processing and results, which can take 24 to 48 hours.PCR tests were distributed to some schools as part of a pilot project earlier this year.

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‘Rules are the rules’: Freeland mum on removing PCR testing for Canada border

border to Canadians for leisure travel, calls have grown for the Canadian government to scrap its COVID-19 testing requirement to re-enter the country.When asked about the possibility, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland offered a reminder for Canadians: “the rules are the rules.”The Canadian border is currently open for recreational travel, but only to Americans who can prove they’ve been fully vaccinated and can present a negative PCR test. Business groups urge Canada to scrap PCR test requirement, as U.S.

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COVID-19 rapid test kits distributed by Nova Scotia schools have expired tests

Schools across the province have been sending rapid test kits home with students from pre-primary to Grade 6. The goal is to detect COVID-19 cases sooner by allowing parents to test their children at home.

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Rising Covid cases prompt mass PCR testing at school where teachers are striking

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Maharashtra district makes RTPCR test must for attending weddings amid Covid

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Dogs sniffing covid from sweat fare almost as well as PCR tests

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Covid-19: Uttarakhand govt revises RT-PCR testing charges. Check rates here

ANI reported. As per the orders, ₹400 will be charged when a sample is taken at a government hospital, while the same would cost ₹700 if the sample is sent by private hospitals to private labs.

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ICMR issues RT-PCR testing guidelines amid second wave of Covid-19: Details here

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issues advisory for COVID19 testing during the second wave of the pandemic; RTPCR test must not be repeated in any individual who has tested positive once either by RAT or RTPCR. pic.twitter.com/Tjkez7lmaLHowever, it added that non-essential travel or inter-state travel of symptomatic individuals should be avoided.

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Maharashtra, Kerala need to substantially increase RT-PCR testing for COVID-19: Govt

Maharashtra and Kerala, two states that account for 72% of the total active coronavirus cases in India.Both the states have 61,550 and 37,383 active cases, respectively, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said."This accounts for 72% of the total active cases in the country," he said.When asked the reason for the high number of active cases in both the states, Rajesh Bhushan said one of the reasons could be a fall in the number of RT-PCR tests."Over a period of time, both in Maharashtra and in Kerala, the number of RT-PCR tests have gone down and there is a need to substantially increase RT-PCR tests; this is something we have shared with both the states," he said.Maharashtra registered 4,092 fresh Covid-19 cases on Sunday, which took the

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Canada reports 146 more COVID-19 deaths as feds approve rapid PCR test

Health Canada approves 1st rapid PCR coronavirus test, Spartan Bioscience says The rapid test, according to its developer Spartan Bioscience, is an on-site “point-of-care” kit made to be administered by health-care professionals.A press release Saturday from the the company said that it was the first “truly mobile, rapid PCR test for COVID-19 for the Canadian market.”Health Canada’s approval of the test also comes amid further warnings from the country’s top doctor, who said that the virus continued to strain health-care systems despite a decline in average daily case counts from several hard-hit areas.3/3 Strong, consistent efforts are needed to sustain a downward trend in #COVID19 activity across

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New Covid strain: RT-PCR tests must for air travellers both in UK, India

new coronavirus strain, passengers will have to undergo an RT-PCR test both in the United Kingdom before boarding their flight and after arriving in India.In a set of passenger advisory guidelines, the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) has said that passengers will have to upload their negative RT-PCR test report via 'Air Suvidha Portal' on the airport's official website before boarding in the UK."The RT-PCR must be conducted within 72 hours before undertaking the journey," the guidelines stated, adding that passengers taking the test at the Airport will have to shell out ₹3,400 for a test and lounge.It may take up to 10 hours for the test results at IGI's Terminal 3, it added.After the RT-PCR tests in the national capital, all

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Sold 782,000 Covid-19 RT-PCR tests in Dec: Kilpest India

₹120 per test, as against 610,000 tests in November. "As the restrictions for exports of RT-PCR Kits continues, Company has requested Govt.

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RT-PCR tests on people arriving in Andhra Pradesh from UK

Andhra Pradesh government has ordered a full-scale screening and testing of people coming into the state from Britain in the wake of a new strain of Covid-19.An RT-PCR test would be conducted on all passengers arriving from the UK and those testing negative would have to undergo a mandatory 14-day home quarantine, according to an order issued by Health Commissioner Katamaneni Bhaskar.Those testing positive should be shifted to hospital.No direct flights land in AP from the UK but people come in after disembarking at Hyderabad, Chennai or other major cities using connecting flights or other modes of transport.Orders have been issued to all district Collectors to track such passengers and conduct RT-PCR tests and take necessary precautionary

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PM asks CMs to bring Covid positivity rate below 5%, calls for more RT-PCR tests

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting with Chief Ministers of all States and UTs, via video conferencing, to review the status and preparedness of Covid-19 response and management, with special emphasis on eight states with higher caseload. These states were Haryana, Delhi, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and West Bengal.

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Covid-19: Delhi govt launches free large-scale RT-PCR testing van

NEW DELHI : AAP MLA Raghav Chadha Sunday launched the Delhi government's large-scale RT-PCR testing drive from Old Rajinder Nagar through COVID-19 mobile testing vans.The mobile coronavirus testing vans would extend free COVID-19 testing facility to residents.At the mobile testing van launched at Old Rajinder Nagar Sunday, more than 170 people, including Chadha himself, got their RT-PCR tests done for COVID-19 in four hours."At the mobile van, a person is required to only share their name, phone number and address to register for the test.

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Covid-19 testing: RT-PCR tests exceed antigen tests for 1st time, says MHA

@AmitShah taking lead in ramping up medical infrastructure and leading new strategy to combat COVID surge in Delhi.For the first time number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi have exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests.

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Delhi health teams to visit home isolation patients, RT-PCR testing hiked: Key Updates

Delhi, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government directs district health teams to visit patients who are in home isolation to ensure that they follow all Covid-19 norms.The Delhi government has also increased the RT-PCR testing capacity to over 37,000 tests per day.The national capital on Saturday recorded 5,879 new cases of coronavirus in a span of 24 hours, taking the total count of cases to 5,23,117.

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Covid-19: ICMR increases RT-PCR testing capacity in Delhi on Shah's directions

Ministry of Home Affairs on Twitter.ICMR has increased RT-PCR testing capacity from 27,000 tests/day to 37,200 RT-PCR tests per day on directions of HM @AmitShah. 30,735 RT-PCR samples collected in Delhi on 19 Nov as compared to 12,055 RT-PCR samples on 15 Nov.#Unite2FightCorona @PIB_India @DDNewslive"ICU beds in Delhi have increased by 205 in Central Govt hospitals, Delhi Govt hospitals & pvt.

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RT-PCR tests to be doubled; 300 more ICU beds at DRDO facility: Shah's Covid measures for Delhi

Delhi's COVID-19 situation in the wake of recent spike in cases in the national capital.Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain and senior officers of the central government attended the meeting chaired by Shah.The home minister reviewed the situation arising due to the spike in COVID-19 cases in Delhi and discussed ways to deal with it, a home ministry official said.After the meeting, Amit Shah said that it has been decided that the number of RT-PCR tests to be doubled and 300 more ICU beds are to be set up at a DRDO facility in Delhi."Mobile Testing Vans of ICMR and Health Ministry to be deployed at vulnerable spots.

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Delhi: Amid Covid surge, Centre to focus on RT-PCR testing in key areas like restaurants, salons

Covid-19 cases for the past few days, Centre today reviewed the situation of the pandemic spread in the national capital.During the meeting, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to concentrate efforts in certain key areas, such as targeted RT-PCR Covid-19 testing in sensitive and critical zones such as restaurants, market places, barber shops / salons, etc, among other things.The meeting, which is a part of he regular process, was chaired by Union Home Secretary, Ajay Bhalla. It was also attended by Dr.

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Reliance develops RT-PCR kit that can give covid results in 2 hours

New Delhi: Reliance Life Sciences has developed an RT-PCR kit that promises diagnosis of COVID-19 infection in about 2 hours, company sources said.At present, COVID-19 RT-PCR test, which is a real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) test for the qualitative detection of nucleic acid from SARS-CoV-2, takes up to 24 hours to give a diagnosis.The sources said computational biologists at Reliance Life Sciences, a subsidiary of billionaire Mukesh Ambani-run Reliance Industries Ltd, analysed more than 100 genomes of SARS-CoV-2 sequenced in India and designed unique RT-PCR primers for developing quantitative-Real Time PCR (RT-PCR) kit for COVID-19 detection.RT-PCR kit is so far considered as Gold standard.The kit,

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RT-PCR tests should be scaled up for Covid-19 testing: HC

New Delhi: The Delhi High court on Wednesday observed that RT-PCR tests for Covid-19 should be the way forward since the results of the tests conducted through RAT are accurate only to the extent of 60% thus leaving a great doubt about infection being carried by those persons who are asymptomatic. Since an Expert Committee has been constituted by the Lieutenant Governor, the court has requested that the said Committee to convene a meeting on priority to consider the extent to which capacity building for RT- PCR testing is required in the current scenario.The Committee shall also identify the areas of focus in Delhi for conducting testing through RT-PCR.

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Covid-19: Maharashtra govt reduces RT-PCR testing rates

₹2,000 from ₹2,500 Mumbai: With the testing kit production cost falling after Maharashtra eased lockdown norms, the state government on Monday further reduced the rates for RT-PCR COVID-19 tests conducted by private laboratories.According to the governments decision, the charges for picking test samples from collection sites have been reduced to ₹1,200 from ₹1,900 (which was fixed last month).Collecting samples from kiosks, COVID-19 care collection centres, hospitals, clinics, quarantine centres of laboratories will now cost ₹1,600 as against ₹2,200 earlier.The fees for collecting patient samples from his/her residence, their transport, testing and reporting of samples has been slashed to ₹2,000 from ₹2,500, the government said.The

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Centre directs over 35 districts to fully use RT-PCR testing to curb COVID-19

NEW DELHI : The Centre directed over 35 districts across the country to make full utilisation of RT-PCR testing to curb COVID-19 transmission and bring mortality rate below one percent.These districts include those which are exhibiting a high surge of coronavirus cases, viral caseload, and fatality due to the virus.A high-level meeting through video conferencing was held by Rajesh Bhushan, Union Health Secretary with the health secretaries of six states and two Union Territories (UTs) on the containment and management of COVID-19 in over 35 districts under their jurisdiction.According to the Health Ministry, these districts comprise of Kolkata, Howrah, North 24 Parganas, and 24 South Parganas in West Bengal; Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Mumbai,

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MyLab launches ‘Compact XL’ RT-PCR system for covid-19 tests

NEW DELHI : New Delhi: Pune-based molecular diagnostics firm Mylab Discovery Solutions on Wednesday launched the ‘Compact XL’ system for conducting a wide range of tests, including RT-PCR tests for covid-19.The system can test 32 tests at a time on one system and there are options to connect multiple systems on one network, the company said in a press conference.

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OCCC COVID-19 antibody test reaches capacity, swab test line is short, officials say

ORLANDO, Fla. – The Orange County Convention Center antibody testing site has reached capacity, according to officials.[TIMELINE: The spread of coronavirus in Florida]Swab testing for the coronavirus is still available. Authorities said the line is short and moving fast.#UPDATE @FLSERT #COVID19 Test Site @OCCC: antibody test cap has been reached for today.

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ICMR validates country's 1,000th COVID testing lab, RT-PCR tests cross 7 million

COVID-19 testing laboratories, 730 are in government setups and 270 laboratories are in the private sector.According to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), a total of 71,37,716 samples have been tested till June 22. As many as 1,87,223 samples were tested on Monday alone."This is an important milestone in the fight against coronavirus.

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Reality TV babe flogging coronavirus anti-body tests with 10% discount code

Shipwrecked star Big T has risked backlash after flogging coronavirus antibody tests online with her own discount code.

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Over 1 million RT-PCR tests for detection of Covid-19 conducted in India: ICMR

The number of RT-PCR test for detection of COVID-19 conducted in India crossed the one million mark on Saturday, ICMR officials said, as the total novel coronavirus infections rose to 37,776.

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Slim Thug Tests Positive For Coronavirus: ‘Had Masks, Gloves, Everything On And My Test Came Back Positive’

While there are some theories going around that famous people are lying about having coronavirus, Houston rapper Slim Thug took to Instagram to reveal that coronavirus is very real after finding out he tested positive.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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