RTPCR

Amid nationwide lockdown in Bhutan, India has handed over 20,000 COVID-19 RT PCR test kits to the country.  The kits were handed over in southern border town of Phuentsholing. Bhutan …

All officials on duty at Sabarimala, where the Lord Ayyappa temple is located, besides pilgrims should undergo the RT-PCR test as the Kerala Health Department has revised its guidelines following …

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday sought the AAP government’s response on a plea challenging its decision fixing a cap of Rs 800 on RTPCR tests for detecting COVID-19 …

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slashed the maximum price of RT-PCR test to detect the novel coronavirus by private labs to Rs.950.  The RT-PCR tests are more-reliable but expensive tests for …

RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) tests have been the most sought after tests to check for COVID-19 infections since the beginning of the pandemic in India. Many specialists consider …

Hyderabad: The city-based Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) has secured approval for its dry swab technique to collect samples for the RT-PCR test Covid-19. This procedure is expected …

CSIR-CCMB’s simpler and cost effective method can ramp up testing. CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) finally got the permission of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) to …

The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response from the Central government on a plea seeking to fix the rate of RT-PCR test for COVID-19 at Rs.400 for both government …

Last week, University of Oxford scientists expected to report results from the late-stage trials of their COVID-19 vaccine by Christmas. Dr. Andrew Pollard, an expert in pediatric infection and immunity …

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Saturday said that it would increase COVID-19 RT-PCR testing capacity, and house-to-house survey has begun in Delhi amidst a spike in COVID-19 cases. …