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TopicCovid testing

Topic: covid testing

Tests on at international airports, says Health Minister, with ‘eye on global Covid situation’

Minister Mansukh Mandaviya says states have been advised to enforce Covid protocols, increase genome-sequencing to catch the new variant on time.

After TrueNat Covid test, Molbio to make cancer screening, blood panels affordable with AI push

In an interview to ThePrint, company's founding director says the firm is working on several projects aiming to make high-quality and cost-effective diagnostics to underserved parts of India

Doctors alarmed by ‘strange’ new ICMR rule that makes Covid test optional for hospital patients

New ICMR testing strategy, notified Monday, comes as Covid infections among doctors soar. In Delhi alone, 750 doctors at six major hospitals are reportedly infected with Covid.

Why Covid cases in India are decreasing, despite low double vaccination rate

WHO’s chief scientist said in late August that India seems to be ‘entering some stage of endemicity’.

Maharashtra quadrupled testing, but rural-urban disparity means it’s still a laggard among states

Maharashtra has conducted 3.35 crore Covid tests — 2.7 lakh per million. While it's slightly higher than the national average, several states are performing better on this count.

Covid testing drops in Delhi, labs say they don’t have enough staff, skilled technicians

According to Delhi government data, daily tests fell from 75,037 on 23 April to 57,690 on 26 April. Labs cite lack of manpower & infection among staff as the reasons for fall.

Raw material shortage hits blood tests that dictate course of Covid treatment

High demand for inflammatory markers tests, used to decide on hospitalisation needs, drugs, for Covid patients, results in shortage of raw materials. Experts advise against overuse.

‘Must curb emerging second Covid peak’ — Modi tells CMs to scale up testing, protect villages

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to states Wednesday, asked them to scale up RT-PCR tests & follow the golden rule of ‘testing, tracking and tracing’ to curb the spread.

Its Covid graph is rising but Kerala says all ‘under control’ as healthcare ‘not overwhelmed’

Kerala is the only state where active Covid cases are continuing to rise. Experts say there’s a need to increase testing and ensure Covid protocols are strictly observed.

Weekly tests, 14-day isolation most cost-effective way to control Covid spread — Lancet study

Study by researchers from the US and Hong Kong is based on a multi-scale model, which looks at eight Covid-19 strategies that factor in costs of tests, hospital admission and salary loss.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.