Minister of Medical Education Dr K Sudhakar on Saturday said that the government planned to setup 60 laboratories by May end to test 10,000 samples per day in the fight against Covid-19.He was speaking after launching two TrueNat machines at the district Hospital to test COVID-19
Ranchi: The state health department has decided to install TrueNat coronavirus testing machines in all district hospitals to provide hassle-free maternity care to pregnant women during the Covid-19 pandemic
Truenat, a product of Molbio Diagnostics that’s been used to detect tuberculosis, also speeds up the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) technique, which detects the presence of the coronavirus.
NAHARLAGUN, May 12: The state’s second Covid-19 testing centre, at the intermediate reference laboratory (IRL) here, was inaugurated on Tuesday. The tests will be carried out by TrueNat machines, each capable of screening 20 samples per day. Currently, the IRL has installed three TrueNat machines, supplied by the health ministry’s central TB division. Health Minister Alo Libang inaugurated the facility.
Read moreITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Pema Khandu on Monday requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi for TrueNat machines for quick Covid-19 testing as a large number of stranded people have begun returning to the northeastern state
PATNA: CM Nitish Kumar on Thursday ordered procurement of TrueNat machines and their installation all district hospitals for speedy coronavirus test results
Jharkhand has opted for diagnostic machines used for testing drug-resistant tuberculosis, which have only recently been okayed for conducting tests for Covid-19, in a bid to quickly ramp up the state's testing capacity
Read moreNagaland health minister S. Pangnyu Phom on Friday inaugurated the TrueNat machine for preliminary screening of samples in Mokokchung district hospital. The minister also visited the Covid-19 hospital in Mokokchung later.
Read moreNellore: Soon after the district received 300 instant Truenat kits from the state government, doctors are not facing much pressure for confirming corona results in the district. They are conducting tests and declaring results within 50 minutes in case of negative. If it is positive, they would cross-check with the SVIMS, Tirupati doctors and announce the result later.
TrueNat machine is able to provide test results under an hour and can run up to 32-48 samples of multiple diseases such as COVID-19, HIV, and TB. Additionally, the Truenat machine test would cost around Rs 1,000 - Rs 1,500
