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Second Sero Survey results of ICMR: Key Findings
On September 29, 2020, the Indian Council of Medical Research released a report on second sero survey findings. The survey was conducted in 700 villages from 21 states. The Government of India recommends to follow 5T strategy called Test, Track, ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
WHO to launch 120 million Rapid Diagnostic Tests for COVID-19
On September 29, 2020, the World Health Organization announced that it will launch 120 million rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 joining hands with its partners. This will help lower- and middle-income countries to fill in the testing gap with richer ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Sero Survey results communicated to the states
The Indian Council of Medical Research recently announced that the results of sero survey conducted in ten cities have been communicated with the states. The survey that was conducted earlier this month indicated that around 0.73% of adults have been ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
FELUDA: First Gene based COVID-19 test approved in India
The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has recently approved the gene-based COVID-19 test called Feluda. The test was indigenously developed and uses cutting edge CRISPR gene editing technology to detect the COVID-19 virus. Highlights The test was developed by scientists ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Goa to Use Whatsapp to Communicate COVID 19 Test Results
Goa Health Minister Vihwajit Rane has stated that the state is mulling the use of the social media platform Whatsapp for communicating the results of the COVID 19 testing in the state. The development comes on the back of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
IIT Delhi Launches “Corosure”, a Low-Cost Test Kit for COVID 19
The Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi has developed the most affordable test kit for COVID 19, named as “Corosure”, to provide low-cost testing facility to all the people in the country. The Union Human Resource Development Minister launched the test ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020