Covid-19 test is possible in 50 mins in Gadchiroli
Soumitra Bose, The Times of India, June 05, 2020
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/covid-19-test-is-possible-in-50-mins-in-gadchiroli/articleshow/76202957.cms
Nagpur: The tribal district of remote Gadchiroli district is now set to implement the TrueNat system
Read moreTrueNat test at 18 centres from Saturday for pregnant, high-risk persons
By Dileep V Kumar, The New Indian Express, May 29, 2020
https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2020/may/29/truenat-test-at-18-centres-from-saturday-for-pregnant-high-risk-persons-2149349.html
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Starting Saturday, the state will use the TrueNat diagnostic tool for testing Covid-19. A comprehensive assay for the screening and confirmation of coronavirus cases, the system will be used to test samples taken from pregnant women and people belonging to high-risk groups. Eighteen centres, including district hospitals and primary health centres, will have access to the TrueNat tool.
Read moreCoronavirus | COVID-19 testing capacity up in States seeing huge migrants’ flow
Nistula Hebbar and Bindu Perappadan, The Hindu, May 26, 2020
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-covid-19-testing-capacity-up-in-states-seeing-huge-migrants-flow/article31673351.ece
States working with National Tuberculosis Elimination Programme to deploy TrueNAT machines for testing.The Union Health Ministry has admitted that Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha, currently witnessing large-scale return of migrant workers, and remote areas need aggressive COVID-testing capacity scale-up to clear any backlogs.
Read morePress Release: ICMR validates completely indigenous diagnostic platform for COVID-19 diagnosis
ICMR, May 22, 2020
https://main.icmr.nic.in/sites/default/files/press_realease_files/ICMR_Press_Release_TruNat_21052020.pdf
As the COVID-19 pandemic is expanding, there is a global shortfall of diagnostic supplies. It is critical for countries to strengthen indigenous production of diagnostic material to ensure uninterrupted availability
Read moreGurugram to use TrueNat tests before discharging Covid-19 patients
Archana Mishra, Hindustan Times, May 22, 2020
https://www.hindustantimes.com/gurugram/gurugram-to-use-truenat-tests-before-discharging-covid-19-patients/story-qfZBohJrsme179yRIzqyRM.html
The district health department is likely to start using TrueNat tests from Monday at the old civil hospital for conducting confirmatory tests on Covid-19 patients before discharging them from hospitals
Read moreICMR releases revised guidelines for Covid-19 testing
The Times of India, May 20, 2020
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/icmr-releases-revised-guidelines-for-covid-19-testing/articleshow/75840833.cms
NEW DELHI: Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has released revised guidelines for TrueNat, a comprehensive assay for screening and testing for positive cases Covid-19, on Tuesday
Read moreMachines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 cases
PTI, The Hindu, May 20, 2020
https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/machines-used-for-testing-drug-resistant-tb-can-be-now-used-for-confirmation-of-covid-19-cases/article31629602.ece
the ICMR has issued revised guidelines for TrueNat testing for COVID-1, saying the “TrueNat system is now a comprehensive assay for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases”.
Read moreICMR guidelines for COVID-19 testing: TrueNat machine can now be used for confirmation of cases
Simran Kashyap, One India, May 20, 2020
https://www.oneindia.com/india/icmr-guidelines-for-covid-19-testing-truenat-machine-can-now-be-used-3091509.html
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
Read moreMachines used for testing drug-resistant TB can be now used for confirmation of COVID-19 cases: ICMR
PTI, New Delhi, Deccan Herald, May 20, 2020
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/machines-used-for-testing-drug-resistant-tb-can-be-now-used-for-confirmation-of-covid-19-cases-icmr-839751.html
Diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis can now be used for screening and confirmation of COVID-19 cases, the apex health research body, ICMR, said.
Read moreTruenat laboratory inaugurated
The Hindu, May 17, 2020
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/truenat-laboratory-inaugurated/article31604735.ece
Minister for Animal Husbandry and district in charge Prabhu Chavan inaugurated the Truenat laboratory at the old District Hospital in Yadgir on Saturday
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