Indigenous ELISA kits 92.37% sensitive, 97.9% specific for COVID-19 testing: ICMR

Jun 05, 2020

New Delhi [India] June 5 : Indigenous IgG-based ELISA kits for COVID-19 testing have been found to be sensitive and specific for the detection...

Delhi to receive random testing kits to enhance COVID-19 testing

Jun 14, 2020

New Delhi [India], June 14 : The national capital will soon receive random testing kits to enhance COVID-19 testing. The Union Home Secretary and...

Centre restricts export of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits amid third wave concerns

Aug 16, 2021

New Delhi [India], August 17 : The government on Monday imposed restrictions on the export of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kits at the time...

CDSCO approves 60 firms for RT-PCR testing kits

Apr 30, 2020

New Delhi [India], May 1 : About 60 Indian firms have got approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) for RT-PCR testing...

Punjab Guv directs administration to procure 10k more antigen kits for Chandigarh

Sep 11, 2020

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], September 11 : Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in Chandigarh, the Punjab Governor and Union Territory (UT) Administrator, VP...

ICMR ramps up COVID-19 testing in Ladakh

Jul 03, 2020

New Delhi [India], July 3 : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Friday announced that rapid antigen testing kits have now reached...