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Single-day Covid-19 cases in Capital touch new peak

A health worker collects a swab sample for a Covid-19 test at New Ashok Nagar.
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 05:09 am IST

Boost in vaccine doses planned for poor as coronavirus rages on

Worldwide the virus has now infected almost 33.5 million people and killed over a million, according to an AFP tally compiled from official sources.
Published on Sept 30, 2020 06:16 am IST

Indigenous tests kits to be ready by mid-May: Centre

There are various laboratories under the department of biotechnology and council of scientific and industrial research that are into genetic sequencing of the Sars-Cov-2, the virus that causes Covid-19.
Updated on May 01, 2020 06:10 am IST

New govt app for labs to report test data quicker

So far, a total of 7695 people have been cured, which takes India’s current total recovery rate to 24.5%. The total number of confirmed cases now stands at 31,332.
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 01:00 am IST

New cell phone-based tool to detect HIV

Scientists have designed a portable and low-cost diagnostic tool to detect HIV
Updated on Nov 12, 2018 02:57 pm IST