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TopicRT-PCR

Topic: RT-PCR

Made-in-India open-system RT-PCR kit promises to make TB screening faster & cheaper. Here’s how

The Quantiplus MTB FAST Detection Kit, developed by Huwel Lifesciences, has been approved by Indian Council of Medical Research & Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.

RT-PCR test kit for Omicron ready, will approach ICMR if need arises, says TrueNat maker

Molbio Diagnostics director & chief technical officer Chandrasekhar Nair, awarded Infosys Prize 2021 this month, says they are waiting to see 'impact' of variant on public health.

TrueNat test kit first in India to get ‘emergency use’ approval for Nipah virus diagnosis

TrueNat is a portable, battery-operated RT-PCR platform developed & manufactured in India by Goa-based Molbio Diagnostics. It can test for nearly 30 diseases & results take less than an hour.

SpiceJet crew spends 21 hours inside aircraft at Zagreb airport over RTPCR test rule change

On arrival in Zagreb on Tuesday, the crew, including four pilots, as well as cabin staff, was told that the orders have changed.

Delhi, Gurugram labs barred from repeat RT-PCR tests for Covid patients, aim is easing burden

District authorities in Delhi and Gurugram are enforcing guidelines issued by ICMR on 4 May that seek to optimise India’s testing resources.

Concerns about false RT-PCR negatives flagged at high-level govt meeting on Covid

At meeting chaired by Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan, MoS Ashwini Kumar Choubey flagged reports of patients showing signs of Covid-related lung damage and yet testing negative.

Delhi govt files FIR against 4 airlines for failing to check Covid reports of Maharashtra flyers

The government has also registered FIRs against two private hospitals in the city for providing ‘false’ information about availability of beds there on an official app.

Why Mumbai is relying more on antigen tests than RT-PCR as it doubles Covid testing

BMC has instructed all its 24 administrative wards, 7 railway stations, bus depots, and 27 malls in the city to randomly conduct antigen tests on visitors to check the rise on cases.

Negative RT-PCR report mandatory for passengers arriving in Bengaluru from other states

Karnataka Health and Medical Education Minister K Sudhakar Thursday said that there is a spike in Covid cases and it is increasingly found in those arriving from other states.

‘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.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.