Rapid antibody tests for COVID-19 are for surveillance purpose only, the Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court noted on Tuesday, and said a final decision on conducting such tests in containment zones across Maharashtra is to be taken by the state government.
This much samples were tested for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in the country, said the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday.
This international city will begin offering coronavirus testing for free to all citizens regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Wednesday, adding that LA is the first major US city to take such an initiative.
The government on Monday said that India’s COVID-19 doubling rate has improved to 7.5 days from 3.4 days before the lockdown was enforced.
Before the lockdown, doubling rate of COVID-19 cases was about three days, but according to the data of past 7 days, the doubling rate of cases now stands at 6.2 days, said Lav Aggarwal, Joint Secretary, Health and Family Welfare, here on Friday.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said that testing for COVID-19 is still poor in Uttar Pradesh, stating that reports of five people have turned out to be positive for the coronavirus after the death of the patient.
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