Tag: Testing

In a high-level meeting to review current status and containment measures of COVID-19, it was revealed that presently eight States (Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Delhi, Telangana, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal) contribute 85.5% of active caseload and 87% of total deaths in India.....................

Abbott's SARS-CoV-2 IgG test can be used for large-scale antibody testing, in line with the ICMR recommendation for the use of IgG CLIA (Chemiluminescence immunoassay) tests. It has demonstrated reliable results with 99.6% specificity and 100% sensitivity for patients tested 14 days or more after symptoms started...................

This mobile testing facility that has biosafety facility and is capable of performing RT-PCR as well as ELISA tests, will be deployed through the DBT testing hubs to remote regions of the country.....................

A COVID-19 testing laboratory has been established in the Jorhat campus of the North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST). It was inaugurated recently by the Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma, the Assam's Minister of Health and Family Welfare................

A total of 11 RT-PCR-based indigenous assays were validated and recommended for the testing of COVID-19, as revealed by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).....................

While the world has approx. 4.1 deaths/lakh population, India has about 0.2 deaths/lakh population comparatively. So far, more than 24 lakh samples have been tested.................

The Medical Technology Association of India (MTaI) has urged the government to provide some relief and help the healthcare sector sustain in these testing times.....................

The Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP) is establishing an RT-PCR-based COVID-19 testing facility in its Dehradun campus..............................

A team of engineering students from IIT Bombay, NIT Srinagar and Islamic University of Science & Technology (IUST), Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir have come forward to solve the problem of ventilator requirement with a low-cost option using locally available materials.................

Developed by a team of scientists from IIT Delhi, the testing kit is the first-ever probe-free assay for COVID-19 approved by ICMR and will empower healthcare services and support government efforts to deal with the pandemic..................