 | Over 70 per cent COVID tests in last five months in Delhi were RT-PCRs: DataReal Time Polymer Chain Reaction test (RT-PCR), which detects the viral genetic material (RNA), is considered more reliable than Rapid Antigen Test (RAT). |
 | PAC flays Karnataka govt over excess payment for RAT kits, reply on ventilatorsBesides this, the government purchased 1195 Haematology Cell Count kits, paying an excess of about Rs 25 crore, and in another instance, purchased 165 units and paid about Rs 6.18 crore in excess. |
 | ICMR projects export of 62 crore COVID-19 testing kits between July and SeptemberIt further said the production capacity of COVID-19 testing kits has been substantially enhanced, "making India atmanirbhar (self-reliant)". |
 | Modi government puts curbs on export of COVID-19 rapid antigen testing kitsExporters have to seek licence or permission from the DGFT to ship items under the restricted category. |
 | COVID-19: IIT-Delhi launches rapid antigen test kit priced at Rs 50The ICMR approved test kit was launched by Union Minister of State for Education Sanjay Dhotre on Friday. |
 | More rapid tests at railway stations, bus stands to check returnees in KarnatakaMinister Basavaraj Bommai told reporters when asked about concerns over increase in Covid-19 cases in Bengaluru once people start returning from elsewhere. |
 | Residents of 100 villages travel 50 km for Rapid Antigen TestOver 100 villages under Haradaguda, Champapadar, Kathargada, Gumda and B Singpur panchayats are situated in the remote parts of the block. |
 | Covid-19: 252 migrant returnees from Uttar Pradesh made to undergo RAT in OdishaSubsequently, arrangements were made to send them to their respective villages where they will stay under home isolation for two weeks. |
 | Maybe re-look advisory barring repeat of RTPCR on COVID positive patients: HC to ICMRThe suggestion by the court came while hearing a plea by a lawyer who has challenged the advisory as due to it, neither he nor his family members could get tested again. |
 | Unofficial Rapid Tests, a norm in district private hospitals of TelanganaHospitals resorting to this measure as testing in rural areas is very low, with just 50 RAT kits given per PHC & labs being located in district headquarters |
 | ICMR approves home testing kit for COVID-19, here's everything you need to knowAlso, as per the health research agency, all individuals who test positive may be considered as true positives and no repeat testing is required. |
 | Shortage of Rapid Antigen Tests hits three districts in TelanganaAs a result, PHCs are now forced to issue tokens for RATs, just like how they conduct RT-PCR tests. |
 | COVID-19: Telangana hit by shortage of RAT kits, staff at Primary Health CentresGetting tested for Covid-19 in Telangana has become a challenge for many, with the State’s Primary Health Centres (PHC) facing an acute shortage of Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) kits. |
 | Shortage of test kits hits Adilabad distAmid the rising Covid-19 cases, there is a shortage of Rapid Antigen test kits at the Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences and Primary Health Centres in the district. |
 | No rapid antigen test on asymptomatic persons, Mumbai private hospitals toldRAT, considered a quick and cheap way to discover coronavirus, detects the presence of viral proteins in a sample from the respiratory tract of a person. |
