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Health ministry directs states to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing

Most of the active Covid-19 cases in the country are largely being reported by a few states like Kerala, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu NEW DELHI: With the spike in Covid and influenza cases across the country, the Central government has directed all the states and union territories to accelerate the pace of Covid-19 testing as a declining trend has been noticed in some states. In a joint advisory issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and health ministry, “ln the past several weeks, in some states Covid-19 testing has declined & the current testing levels are insufficient as compared to the standards prescribed by WHO i.e., 140 tests/million.

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Alberta changing COVID-19 testing, isolation in the spring

COVID-19 in the province.It is removing a time-based recommendation for COVID-19 isolation. Instead, the province is advising people to stay home until “you feel better.”The roll-out for additional bivalent booster doses for some Albertans will begin next month.And the province is moving to a rapid antigen-based testing regime, shuttering testing centres in ten days.“Changes to COVID-19 testing and isolation recommendations are coming this spring, as Alberta continues to move to a more sustainable approach to COVID-19,” health ministry spokesperson Scott Johnston said in an email.

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Cipla launches real-time RT-PCR test kit for Covid-19

COVID-19 RT PCR" test kit, the Mumbai-based drug firm is expanding its diagnostics offerings, it said in a regulatory filing.

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Covid-19 test: Rapid antigen test kit made in Odisha gets ICMR approval. See details

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B.C. COVID rapid test kit distribution questioned

Rapid test kits for COVID-19 aren’t widely available even as they’re becoming increasingly common in other parts of the Canada and across the U.S. to help people keep themselves and their loved ones safe, especially as holiday gathering season starts.

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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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Latest borough-by-borough Covid-19 infection rates for Greater Manchester, as cases surge in Trafford

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up in seven of Greater Manchester's ten boroughs, latest figures reveal.

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Parent-led rapid COVID-19 testing program in Toronto school sparks interest in other communities

COVID-19 rapid testing program at their children’s school, they never imagined they would soon be providing tutorials and sharing “how to” documents with families in communities across Canada.“Since we’ve launched, we’ve had a ton of email inquiries from schools in the area and even in other districts, like Peel, Etobicoke, Burlington, as far away as Saskatoon and Surrey, B.C.

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2 Hamilton COVID-19 testing centres expand operations due to increasing demands

COVID-19 testing centres are expanding operating capacity and hours amid increases in cases and a return to school next week.Public health says both St. Joseph’s Mountain testing centre located at Mohawk College (135 Fennell Ave West) and the West End Assessment Centre at 690 Main St.

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Meril bags ICMR nod for indigenous Covid-19 self-test kit CoviFind

ICMR) for its Covid-19 self-use rapid antigen test kit.To be marketed as 'CoviFind', the test kit will expand access to COVID-19 testing, as well as help the nation meet the demand for increased and frequent screening to curb the spread of the pandemic, Meril stated.The test can deliver accurate results swiftly in 15 minutes, the company further claimed."By making reliable rapid antigen testing available to all through a convenient format, Meril's CoviFind test will facilitate early detection, isolation, treatment and contact tracing," Meril Senior Vice-President (Corporate Strategy) Sanjeev Bhatt said.CoviFind is an in-vitro diagnostics immunochromatographic rapid assay kit for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 specific antigen in

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ICMR approves Saline Gargle RT-PCR Covid self-test kit. Here's how to use

Here is all you need to know about the Saline Gargle RT-PCR Method:1. In this test, no samples will be taken from the nose and throat.2.

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New COVID-19 rapid test kit receives scientific seal of approval

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Cipla launches polymerase chain reaction test kit ‘ViraGen’ for Covid-19

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Home-testing kit for Covid-19: 10 things to know about self-testing kit CoviSelf

Here is all you need to know about the home-based rapid antigen testing kit for Covid-19:1) The home-based rapid antigen testing kit manufactured by Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd, Pune, has been validated and approved by the ICMR.2) Only nasal swab will be required for this rapid antigen testing.3) The name of the kit is CoviSelfTM(PathoCatch) COVID-19 OTC Antigen LF device.4) The kit comes with a pre-filled extraction tube, a sterile nasal swab, one test card, and a biohazard bag.

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Hours reduced at Regina COVID-19 test site as demand falls

COVID-19: Mixed messaging around AstraZeneca vaccine highlights public distrust, uncertainty According to an SHA press release, the change will allow staff to be redeployed elsewhere, including mobile testing.Hours will be adjusted if demand increases, officials said, similar to what happened in March.

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Airport launches vending machines with Covid-19 testing kits for passengers

Travellers at Oakland International Airport will now be able to buy a Covid-19 testing kit from a vending machine.

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Britain approves use of Covid-19 self-test kit

BENGALURU : Britain on Wednesday approved using a COVID-19 self-test kit endorsed by its state-run health service to detect asymptomatic cases, as it mulls further restrictions to stem the spread of a highly infectious variant of the virus.The government has said it wants to start mass testing people as part of its strategy for tracking and tracing infections with cases spiking and as it battles the new variant.It had launched a mass-testing pilot scheme in the northwest city of Liverpool in November, offering everyone tests whether or not they had symptoms, in an attempt to find a new way to use testing to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that the kit uses an antigen

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Coronavirus test: Delhi to get Feluda paper strip test kit today

Feluda, will be launched in the national capital on 19 November by the Tata group in collaboration with the Apollo group of hospitals, reports Hindustan Times.The first batch of Feluda paper strip test, which has been approved by the Drugs Controller General of India (DCGI) for use in the country, will only be made available in Delhi, one of India’s worst-hit states.Tata Medical and Diagnostics Ltd (TataMD) had earlier announced that the paper-strip kit would be marketed as “TataMD’s CHECK".The price has not been released yet, but earlier reports said it could cost around 500 rupees -- around a fifth of what a PCR test costs in Delhi.How does Feluda Covid test work?The indigenously developed Feluda paper strip test is based on CRISPR-Cas9

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test to check if you have coronavirus now.The rules for who can register for an antibody test depend on:You can only register for a test kit if you’re 18 or over and you work in paid adult social care.If you work in paid adult social care, you can also get an antibody test at an NHS test site.

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Ottawa must secure rapid test kits, Oxford vaccine for Canadians: expert

coronavirus test kits and the vaccine candidate being developed at the University of Oxford for Canadians, says one epidemiologist.Both are measures that will help limit the impact of some of the early mistakes the government has made, said the University of Ottawa’s Dr. Raywat Deonandan in an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson.“It’s clear now that we probably should have closed the borders earlier, we probably should’ve mandated mask wearing earlier.

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Call to ramp up COVID-19 home test kit availability for people in rural areas

Residents offered COVID-19 tests hundreds of miles away after spike in demand“I have raised this matter with UK Government ministers, but I fear it will be too late in this particular case, as home testing should be carried out at the very latest by day four of symptoms having first developed.“I am keen to ensure that nobody else is put in a position of not being able to access a home testing kit if they cannot practically get to a testing site.”Councillor Williamson added: “People in Highland Perthshire are at a significant disadvantage in terms of being geographically much further away from testing centres than most other people in Scotland.“Whether it be not having a private vehicle, or the increased costs involved in getting to testing

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France donates ventilators, COVID-19 testing kits to India

France has donated 120 ventilators and 50,000 COVID-19 testing kits to India to combat the spread of the virus as the total count of positive cases in the country has inched closer to 1.5 million-mark.French Ambassador Emmanuel Lenain on Tuesday handed over medical supplies to RK Jain, Secretary-General of Indian Red Cross Society.The French Air Force delivered the medical equipment on Tuesday.

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800 Alberta COVID-19 testing samples delayed due to transportation issue

Alberta chief medical officer of health announces a batch of COVID-19 testing samples were delayed after a transportation issue and some people may need to be retested.

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ICMR suggests rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis of Covid-19 in hotspots

NEW DELHI : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday recommended using rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis of Covid-19 in hotspots and healthcare settings in combination with the RT-PCR test. The apex biomedical research body said that recommendation is in view of its high specificity while relatively low sensitivity.Standard Q covid-19 Ag rapid antigen detection test has a very high specificity i.e.

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Biocon arm Syngene develops ELISA test kits, ties up with HiMedia for production

Syngene claims that the testing kit has a capacity to test multiple samples together in a single run and generate results within 3 hours

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Lake County offers free COVID-19 testing at 3 locations

LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – Lake County is offering both residents and non-residents the opportunity to receive free COVID-19 testing at three different locations throughout the county.

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Superdrug is selling a coronavirus home test kit shoppers can do themselves

Despite the government's plans to make coronavirus test kits as accessible as possible, many people are still struggling to get them.

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Coronavirus: Abbott introduces rapid antibody test kits in India, to be available by May-end

New Delhi: Abbott on Monday introduced its laboratory-based rapid antibody test kits in India, which it will begin shipping to India by the end of May and will scale up to meet the demands subsequently, the company said in a release.

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COVID-19: Canadian biotech company recalls rapid test kits

Ottawa biotech company, Spartan Bioscience is voluntarily recalling rapid tests for COVID-19, after Health Canada raised concerns about the effectiveness of those kits. Mike Le Couteur reports.

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First samples of HLL's India-made rapid testing kits fail quality test in Kerala

NEW DELHI/ERNAKULAM: In a setback, the first samples of state-owned HLL Lifecare Ltd’s indigenous rapid antibody test kits that was sent to Kerala has failed quality tests, three people in the know told Mint.

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Manchester scientists working on home testing kit for Covid-19 that could be used like a pregnancy test

Scientists in Manchester are working to develop a home testing kit for Covid-19 that could be used like a pregnancy test.

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Delhi HC says Covid-19 testing kits should be sold at lowest cost possible

Justice Najmi Waziri issued directions to three private companies to import the testing kits at a cost of not more than ₹400 each, inclusive of GST

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COVID-19 rapid antibody test kit use put on hold, ICMR to check accuracy

Teams constituted by ICMR are analysing the rapid antibody test kits, procured from two Chinese firms, to check their efficacy after some states reported that they are faulty and giving inaccurate results

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IIT-Delhi develops coronavirus test kit, gets ICMR's approval

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi has developed a COVID-19 test kit, which has got the approval of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

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ICMR to assess use of rapid test kits after states cry foul

A day after it suspended the much-hyped rapid antibody test kits from China, following complaints of faulty results from several states, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said it will assess the scope and extent of utility of the test in field conditions.

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COVID-19 Point of Care Test Kits

From today only approved point of care test kits for COVID-19 will be able to be imported and sold in New Zealand.

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Chinese rapid test kits come a cropper as toll rises to 640

NEW DELHI : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the nation’s top biomedical research agency, halted testing of covid-19 suspects with rapid testing kits imported from China because of a huge variation in test results, compounding the challenge to contain the pandemic.

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ICMR directly procured faulty Covid-19 testing kits from Chinese vendors

ICMR advises states not to use the testing kits for the next two days, saying it will issue an advisory after medical teams carry out field validation of the kits

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S Korean company to supply 500,000 covid-19 testing kits starting 30 April

NEW DELHI: The Indian embassy in South Korea and diagnostic kit making company M/s Humasis Co Ltd Korea signed an agreement on Monday for supply of 500,000 covid-19 test kits, expected to help in early detection of the disease.

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Trivandrum-based institute develops test kit that can confirm Covid-19 in 2 hrs: Harsh Vardhan

New Delhi: Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said Kerala-based Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology has developed a low cost diagnostic test kit that can confirm in two hours the presence of COVID-19 infection.

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1 lakh South Korean rapid test kits reach Andhra, CM Jagan Mohan tests negative

AMARAVATI : Apart from officially flagging off the rapid testing kits imported from South Korea on Friday, Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy also underwent the COVID-19 test. When the results came about ten minutes later, everyone breathed a sigh of relief when Jagan Mohan Reddy tested negative for coronavirus.

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Health Canada approves rapid test kits for COVID-19

Ottawa biotech company Spartan Bioscience has the green light from Health Canada to expand production of its rapid COVID-19 test kits, which offer results within minutes and without a lab. Abigail Bimman reports on how it could change the dynamic of testing in this country.

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Bengaluru startup Bione launches rapid covid-19 home screening test kit

BENGALURU : Bengaluru-based biotech startup Bione said on Thursday that it has launched a rapid covid-19 at-home screening test kit. The company claims that the kit, priced between ₹2,000 and ₹3,000 depending on global supply, is easy to use and displays accurate results within minutes.

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The entrepreneur developing a low-cost, easy-to-manufacture home test kit from his superyacht

On track for a serious breakthrough, the home test kit could be ready any day now

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Third move for Saint John COVID-19 testing site causing confusion, says MLA

Saint John’s coronavirus testing centre has had a few homes since Horizon Health Network put it in place earlier this month.

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Fake coronavirus test kit charge as man appears in court

A man has appeared in court accused of making fake coronavirus test kits and sending them across the world, police said.

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Coronavirus outbreak: FDA approves new COVID-19 test kit

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new test kit for coronavirus.

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