RT-PCR

New Delhi: No-frills carrier Indigo has started offering RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 for all its domestic and international flyers. Passengers have options to get home visits or lab visits for the tests. The service is available in India,…

New Delhi: India's CRISPR 'Feluda' COVID-19 test is more accurate than a rapid antigen test, scientists have said. It could become a cheaper, faster and simpler alternative to an RT-PCR diagnosis of the novel coronavirus. The 'Feluda'…

New Delhi: As nearly a lakh cases were detected in a day, the Union Health Ministry & ICMR have jointly asked all states and union territories to mandatorily carry retests of all symptomatic negative cases of Rapid Antigen Tests through…

New Delhi: International travellers arriving at Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 3 can undertake COVID-19 test inside the airport premises if they do not have a negative test report. The airport is setting up a testing facility…

New Delhi: The Union Health ministry issued guidelines for RT-PCR pooled sampling for specific citizens to test for coronavirus. A decision has been taken to use one-time RT-PCR based pooled sampling for surveillance purposes vis-à-vis…