Covid 19 Testing

India announces new guidelines, makes seven-day quarantine mandatory for all international arrivals from 11 January

As per the new guidelines, international travellers from 'countries at risk' will have to submit samples for COVID testing at the point of arrival

Omicron surge: Centre asks nine states, Union territories to step up COVID-19 testing

In the absence of sufficient testing, it is rather impossible to determine the true level of COVID-19 infection spread in the community, Additional Secretary of Union Health Ministry Arti Ahuja said in her letter dated 5 January, 2022.

As Joe Biden announces renewed focus on COVID-19 testing, those tests can be hard to find

Across the country, people are preparing for out-of-state travel and indoor gatherings with multiple generations of the same family. Many spend hours in line just to be turned away because the site ran out of tests.

Omicron: Parliamentary panel recommends evaluation of vaccines, more research for booster dose

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health, which presented its report on Friday, also said that concerns with regard to the new strain developing immune escape mechanism should be critically addressed.

Joe Biden bets on rapid COVID tests but they can be hard to find as demand of kits outrun supply

The tests have already disappeared from pharmacy shelves in many parts of the US, and manufacturers warn it will take them weeks to ramp up production, after scaling it back amid plummeting demand over the summer

Kumbh Mela: Uttarakhand govt files FIR against labs for fake COVID-19 tests, all you need to know

The firm, Max Corporate Service, Nalwa Laboratories Private Limited of Hisar, and Delhi-based Dr Lalchandani Lab have been accused of issuing fake negative test reports

Unseen Warriors of COVID: In UP's Bijnor, paramedics and local doctors help villagers wary of hospitals

From checking up on patients showing symptoms of COVID-19, to providing them with medicines at low cost, physicians and paramedic staff provided the much-needed care as Bijnor battled the second wave

COVID-19 situation 'stabilising' claims Centre even as daily cases rise; TN, Mizoram, JK extend lockdown

The situation of vaccination seemed grim in Delhi, with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stating that the inoculation drive for people between the ages of 18-45 will be shut due to a paucity of doses

Mylab Discovery Solutions develops one crore DIY COVID-19 testing kits, roll out likely on 1 June

The home test kit christened 'COVISELF', which produces a result in 15 minutes for symptomatic patients, was cleared by the ICMR on Wednesday

An Oral History of the COVID-19 Crisis: 'An uncharted territory of travelling through an unperceived threat'

This account is part of Firstpost’s Oral History Project of the COVID-19 Crisis in India. The Oral History Project aims to be an ongoing compendium of individual experiences of the pandemic, with a focus on one significant day in our respondents’ lives during this time.