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USFDA Issues Emergency Use Authorization To Roche’s Coronavirus Vs. Flu Test

The US Food And Drug Administration (USFDA) has given its Emergency Use Authorization to drug maker Roche for a test to quickly detect whether a patient has SARS-CoV-2 or one…

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Those Who Recover From Infection Also Should Follow COVID-Appropriate Behaviours: Health Ministry

More than 4.5 crore tests have been conducted till date, taking India to the second position globally in terms of cumulative testing. A record number of 11.72 lakh tests have…

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COVID-19 Test: LAMP Works More Robustly Than RT-PCR, Says Study

Scientists have developed a prototype of a rapid Covid-19 test using a simple-to-use portable instrument for reading the results with a smartphone in 30 minutes. This is a significant innovation,…

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CRISPR-COVID: An Alternative Test That Is Fast, Accurate And Low-Cost

A team of researchers which include Teng Xu of the Vision Medicals Center for Infectious Diseases, Tieying Hou of the Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences, and others have published their…

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Scientists Develop A Prototype Device That Non-Invasively Detects Coronavirus

In a major breakthrough, which may reduce unneeded confirmatory tests, researchers, including those from the University of Science and Technology of China, have developed a prototype device that detects the…

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Can An Oximeter Fight Covid-19 Pandemic?

Delhi Government has announced to set up centres for testing saturation of oxygen content in blood in 30,000 villages across the country. Announcement to this effect was made by the…

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Two Companies Join Hands To Develop Point-Of-Care Covid-19 Test Using CRISPR Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Sherlock Biosciences has partnered with binx health, based in Boston, to develop a point-of-care test for Covid-19 using CRISPR technology. Sherlock received an emergency use authorization for its…

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