Tag: COVID tests
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Mandatory Covid test for int’l passengers from ‘non at-risk’ countries
An airport official confirmed that from 3rd January 2022, all passengers coming from other ‘non at risk’ countries by international flights to West Bengal will have to mandatorily undergo a test on arrival at their cost.
January 3, 2022 -
Over 1.5 lakh Covid samples being tested daily in TN: Minister
He said that even as the difference in the total number of cases swings between 30-50 per day, the number of RT-PCR tests is on the rise in the state. He said that the Test Positivity Rate of the state is stable at 1.2 per cent.
August 7, 2021 -
All Kerala students to undergo Covid tests in Karnataka after 38 test positive
The 38 Kerala students had arrived in Karnataka to write nursing exams a week ago. Though they had come with Covid negative reports but the Hassan district authorities conducted Covid tests on the students.
August 6, 2021 -
NBMCH lab crosses 5 lakh Covid tests
The VRDL had also become the first laboratory in the state to cross the 1-lakh mark in August last year.
July 4, 2021 -
519 fresh corona cases, 12 deaths in Capital
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals to Modi govt to ensure everyone gets free Covid-19 vaccine
January 10, 2021 -
Covid tests: NBMCH VRDL crosses 2-lakh mark
Tests for the acute encephalitis syndrome, the detection of viral load of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C are conducted through the RT-PCR method under the National Hepatitis Control Programme there.
October 31, 2020 -
Bengal lags behind in testing: GAB member
The Union health ministry on 21 August had claimed that India had been conducting 580 tests per day per million population, while Bengal remained far behind at 365 tests, and figured in the bottom five states in terms of testing per day.
September 3, 2020 -
T’gana Guv bats for more tests
Although the Cabinet had decided to ramp up testing to 40,000 a day, testing came down to 8,794 on Sunday. The state was testing around 20,000 per day last week. On 17 August 19,579 tests were conducted, according to today’s health bulletin.
August 19, 2020 -
India crosses milestone, conducts more than 2 crore COVID tests
Effective implementation of this approach has led to ramping up the testing capacity across the country and facilitated widespread COVID testing of people.
August 3, 2020 -
No let-up in COVID 19 cases in Ganjam and Khurda districts
1203 new cases and 10 deaths in state reported.
July 31, 2020 -
Covid tests in MCH’s microbiology laboratory put on hold indefinitely
With steep hike in number of cases the state government has made the MCH a premier novel coronavirus treatment centre accommodating around 500 indoor beds for COVID patients in some buildings inside the hospital complex.
July 16, 2020 -
Cumulative COVID tests cross 75 lakh, recovery rate improves to 57.43%
In a significant ramping of the testing facilities across the country, India now has 1007 diagnostic labs. This includes 734 in the government sector and 273 private labs.
June 25, 2020