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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

After being toppled by Gen Z, Nepal’s old guard is now chasing the youth vote

Free internet, $10,000 cards, diaspora voting rights — Nepal’s parties are pitching big ideas ahead of polls. Will this election truly break the cycle?

FY23 chosen as new base for India’s GDP as it was 1st ‘normal economic year’ in a while—MoSPI secy

FY 2022-23 was the first normal economic year in recent years, said Saurabh Garg, Secretary of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, in an interview with ThePrint.

IAF’s Tejas fleet undergoes ‘maintenance check’, decision on airframe yet to be taken

The 7 February incident involving Tejas aircraft caused severe damage to its frame. IAF and HAL are working together as part of the Board of Inquiry (BoI) to probe the incident.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.