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Shanghai airport conducts mass testing of staff after COVID-19 cases reported among cargo handlers
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Shanghai airport conducts mass testing of staff after COVID-19 cases reported among cargo handlers

More than 17,700 people had been swabbed by Monday morning with over 11,500 testing negative, Xinhua News Agency reported

Telangana caps fee of coronavirus treatment in private hospitals at Rs 9,000 per day, lab tests for COVID-19 at Rs 2,200
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Telangana caps fee of coronavirus treatment in private hospitals at Rs 9,000 per day, lab tests for COVID-19 at Rs 2,200

The Telangana government on Monday capped the cost of conducting a COVID-19 test in a private lab at Rs 2,200 and fee for treatment in private hospitals from Rs 4,000 to Rs 9000 per day, depending on the use of some equipment. Speaking to reporters, Health Minister E Rajender said the government has given the nod for private labs to do the tests.

Coronavirus Outbreak: US Food and Drug Administration approves $119 first at-home COVID-19 test kit from North Carolina-based company
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Coronavirus Outbreak: US Food and Drug Administration approves $119 first at-home COVID-19 test kit from North Carolina-based company

In a major development, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first at-home COVID-19 test kit, which is expected to bring coronavirus testing to the doorsteps of every household