The Quantiplus MTB FAST Detection Kit, developed by Huwel Lifesciences, has been approved by Indian Council of Medical Research & Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
In a letter to states, health and health research secretaries have expressed concern over excessive use of rapid antigen tests and quality of testing kits.
Price of RT-PCR test has been slashed by Rs 1,600 for samples collected at labs and by Rs 1,200 for samples collected at home. Order comes into effect immediately.
IOC, BPCL, and HPCL have lost about Rs 20,000 crore due to the fuel price freeze. These losses will accumulate on balance sheets, raise borrowing costs, and circle back to the govt as contingent liabilities.
Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.
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