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Posted on August 18, 2020August 18, 2020

With over 900 COVID-19 deaths per day for over a week, India crosses 50,000 toll

If speed, low cost and constraints of molecular testing capacity are the reasons why many States have embraced rapid antigen testing, the test has low sensitivity. Yale University’s saliva test,…

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Posted on August 16, 2020August 16, 2020

FDA approves rapid, inexpensive saliva test for coronavirus

A rapid, inexpensive saliva test developed by Yale School of Public Health in partnership with NBA has high sensitivity. The testing protocol has been made available through “open source”. The…

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Posted on August 11, 2020

COVID-19: India needs to ramp up testing but shouldn’t over-rely on rapid antigen tests

With over 60,000 daily fresh cases, India has been reporting the highest numbers in the world for the last few days. Yet, the high test positivity rate strongly suggests that…

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Posted on July 14, 2020July 15, 2020

Probe-free RT-PCR COVID-19 detection assay developed by IIT Delhi to be launched tomorrow

A low-cost, probe-free RT-PCR COVID-19 detection assay developed by IIT Delhi will be launched tomorrow (July 15). The assay does not require a probe as it uses a fluorescent dye.…

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Posted on July 4, 2020

Meta-analysis does not support continued use of point-of-care serological tests for COVID-19

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 40 studies of antibody testing for novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has found “major weaknesses” in the evidence base for serological tests. The evidence does not…

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Posted on July 4, 2020

Detecting RNA virus in saliva samples using Raman Spectroscopy

Researchers at the Mumbai-based Tata Memorial Centre have used Raman Spectroscopy to detect RNA viruses present in saliva samples. It is a proof-of-concept study to analyse non-infectious RNA viruses using…

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Posted on May 11, 2020May 12, 2020

After being in denial, India takes a decisive step to confirm community spread

After displaying extreme reluctance to admit community transmission despite having over 67,000 cases and the nature of the virus spread, India has finally decided to confirm community spread by testing 30,000…

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Posted on May 10, 2020May 11, 2020

NIV develops ELISA test to detect coronavirus antibodies

In a first, NIV Pune has developed an ELISA test to detect IgG antibodies that are developed in response to infection by novel coronavirus. The ELISA test, to be manufactured…

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