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BMC Ramps Up COVID Testing at Educational Institutions

Haraprasad Das Dec 8, 2021

Bhubaneswar: Further strengthening its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic with a motto of ‘testing, tracing and treatment’, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) has been conducting testing camps (RT-PCR and Rapid Antigen) in…

National

ICMR issues advisory for Covid home testing using RAT

Haraprasad Das May 20, 2021

New Delhi: The ICMR on Wednesday issued an advisory stating that Covid-19 home testing using Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) is advised only in symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases.…

State

Odisha Extends COVID Testing Deadline; Know More

Haraprasad Das Mar 13, 2021

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Government has now extended the COVID testing deadline till April 30 from March 31. The state government adopted the step and decided to scale up its testing counts after noticing a surge in COVID-19 cases in…