Karnataka Health Minister orders mandatory Covid testing for adults with ILI and SARI; Covid helpline to be launched. Covid positivity rate in Karnataka remains..

India's CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute has developed a locally-made DNA Gel stain called 'GreenR', eliminating the need to import the dye used in RT-PCR..

First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, posing a potential disruption to President Joe Biden's travel plans for the G20 summit in India. The..

​Less value of Ct means, the amount of nucleic acid is more in the sample and were detected within lesser cycles.​

A survey of 11,000 people by a community-based social media organisation says while 76 per cent had at least one symptom, just 24 per cent ventured to take a..

​​However, random Covid-19 testing of 2% of all travellers landing into India will continue, the health ministry has said.

Passengers coming to India from or via Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China will from 11 am on Monday (February 13) neither require a..

Scores of workers have clashed with police at a Covid test kit factory in China, video spreading on social media showed Sunday, as the country navigates a path..

China covid scare: Several countries, including India and the US, have imposed pre-departure Covid test requirements on people travelling from China and its..

Three years after the coronavirus first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Beijing this month began ditching its hardline containment policy known as..

The Union aviation ministry said in a note on Friday: "Airport operators shall conduct random test sampling through the NABL/ICMR empanelled laboratories at..

Covid scare in India: Karnataka Health Minister K. Sudhakar has said, "2,000-3,000 people are already being tested for Covid-19 every day." Sudhakar also said..

In less than two weeks after large-scale protests gripped the country against the zero covid policy, China on December 7 announced nationwide loosening of..

The southern city of Shenzhen announced it would no longer require people to show a negative COVID test result to use public transport or enter parks, following..

Following the result, Sindhu, a two-time Olympic medallist, was asked to isolate herself from the other members of the Indian contingent.

Symptomatic patients without lab-confirmed Covid are now allowed to get a vaccine shot right after full recovery, but testing positive still means deferring the..

As India prepare to take on England in the rescheduled fifth Test, BCCI is likely to urge players to stay cautious following R Ashwin's covid test.

As India prepare to take on England in the rescheduled fifth Test, BCCI is likely to urge players to stay cautious following R Ashwin's covid test.

International travellers to the US will no longer need a pre-departure Covid-19 test but only proof of being full vaccinated, the US Centers for Disease Control..

US had tightened travel restrictions for international travellers in December, requiring a negative Covid test a day before departing to the country.