Centre deploys tuberculosis testing platform TrueNAT to ramp up COVID-19 tests
Sagar Kulkarni, Deccan Herald, New Delhi, June 13, 2020
https://www.deccanherald.com/national/centre-deploys-tuberculosis-testing-platform-truenat-to-ramp-up-covid-19-tests-849167.html
The TrueNat machines have been extensively used across almost every district for conducting tests for tuberculosis, prevalence for which is high in the country
Read moreCOVID-19: Yogi Adityanath digitally inaugurates TrueNet machines in UP's 75 districts
ANI, June 12, 2020
https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/covid-19-yogi-adityanath-digitally-inaugurates-truenet-machines-in-ups-75-districts20200612223356/
COVID-19: Yogi Adityanath digitally inaugurates TrueNet machines in UP's 75 districts for COVID-19
Read moreTirupati: Now, Covid confirmatory test through TrueNat machine
The Hans India, June 06, 2020
https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/tirupati-now-covid-confirmatory-test-through-truenat-machine-626490
Tirupati: As the coronavirus is spreading fast amid reports that there would be a manifold increase in these cases in the days to come, there is a need to test more samples
Read moreDid Nagaland miss the TrueNat bus 7 years ago?
The Morung Express, June 06, 2020
https://www.morungexpress.com/did-nagaland-miss-the-truenat-bus-7-years-ago
The first batch of TrueNat machines which were installed at District Hospital, Dimapur, the designated COVID-19 Hospital for the district on June 5.
Read moreTrueNat machine to accelerate COVID testing in Peren district
The Morung Express, June 05, 2020
https://morungexpress.com/truenat-machine-to-accelerate-covid-testing-in-peren-district
Peren, June 4 (MExN): TrueNat machine installation and inauguration programme was held on June 4 at Customary Court, ADC Office Jalukie with MLA and Leader of Opposition, TR Zeliang as the special guest.
Read moreCovid-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 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
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