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Travellers no longer need to produce PCR Covid test to enter China
China Covid: Over the last 3 years, China imposed an array of controls to eliminate the virus from the community, including lockdowns and regular mass testing.
Published on Apr 26, 2023 11:06 AM IST
PTI |
Lucknow reports one death, 191 new Covid cases
The previous death among Covid patients in Lucknow took place on April 4. Till now, Lucknow has reported a total of 2703 deaths among Covid patients.
Updated on Apr 16, 2023 12:47 AM IST
Four test positive for Covid-19 in Saharanpur
Saharanpur district reports 4 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total active cases to 16. Health department conducts 1,000-1,100 tests per day in public places.
Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:48 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Meerut
486 fresh cases in capital, test positivity rate drops to 0.63%
The new cases on Thursday resulted from the 77,522 tests conducted the previous day, including 43,347 RT-PCR tests and 34,175 rapid antigen tests, according to the bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
Published on Jan 08, 2021 02:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
Why Delhi may be on right track in Covid-19 fight
The third wave of coronavirus disease (Covid-19) infections in Delhi has started showing clear signs of receding with new cases dropping steadily over the past few weeks.
Updated on Dec 03, 2020 07:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Delhi’s Covid-19 positivity rate dips to 5% in third wave: All you need to know
This decrease in positivity rate comes on the day Delhi boosted its testing significantly and carried out 78,949 tests.
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 04:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Arpan Rai
Bihar caps cost of Covid RT-PCR test at ₹800, down from ₹1,500
It also brought down the rate of rapid antigen detection tests to ₹250. Both, RT-PCR and rapid antigen tests are used to detect Covid-19.
Updated on Dec 02, 2020 07:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Patna | Ruchir Kumar
Govt lowers cap, RT-PCR tests for Rs 800 at private labs
Until Sunday, the cost of an RT-PCR test was capped at Rs 2,400 irrespective of whether a person visited a laboratory or opted for home collection.
Published on Dec 01, 2020 02:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent, New Delhi
As daily Covid-19 cases decline, 10k+ hospital beds free in Delhi
On Monday, Delhi reported 3,726 new cases and 108 deaths due to Covid-19. The number of deaths in a single day crossed the 100-mark again after five days, with 108 fatalities on the day.
Updated on Dec 01, 2020 12:57 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Test frequency, not accuracy, may be key to controlling outbreak: Study
The findings hold significance for a city like Delhi where the proportion of tests turning positive has consistently been higher than the acceptable limit of 8% for weeks now.
Updated on Nov 23, 2020 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Binayak Dasgupta, New Delhi
3.7 lakh surveyed, first time RT-PCR tests more than antigen tests in Delhi
Amid the spurt in coronavirus cases in Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah took the lead in ramping up medical infrastructure and formulating a new strategy to combat the Covid-19 surge in the national capital.
Published on Nov 22, 2020 02:02 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Number of Covid-19, ICU beds increased in Delhi hospitals, says Satyendar Jain
For the first time, the number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests and as many as 250 new ventilators were delivered to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) hospital to expand the Covid-19 treatment capacity in Delhi, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said on Sunday.
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 07:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
Covid-19 negative report gives false hope, don’t go out yet: Experts
The incubation period for Covid-19 is up to 14 days. And before that, a person can test negative and have no symptoms at all.
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 10:32 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shivani Kumar
Managing the crisis in Delhi | HT Editorial
The Centre and Delhi should work together, and citizens must reform their behaviour
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 08:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
Testing must for those negative on antigen test in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan
Union health minister Harsh Vardhan asked the state government to focus on six districts - North, Central, North East, East, North West and South East - districts with high positivity rate.
Updated on Nov 05, 2020 08:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt
Third wave: 6.7k new Covid-19 cases in Delhi
The positivity rate on Tuesday stood at 11.29%, reinforcing the fact that the virus is spreading at an unprecedented rate amid festive season and rising pollution. A rising positivity rate typically suggests that a region is testing inadequately.
Updated on Nov 04, 2020 01:10 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick and Anonna Dutt
Is Tamil Nadu hitting a Covid-19 plateau?
In the second week of October, the positivity rate dropped below the 5% mark for the first time. In the last week of October, it dropped further to 3.5%, making it the only state among India’s 10 worst-hit regions (other than Uttar Pradesh) that has dropped below the 5% threshold. But the administration isn’t ready to make any grand claims yet.
Updated on Nov 01, 2020 06:33 PM IST
Divya Chandrababu
Covid-19: What you need to know today
India’s 79,141 per million number is built on the back of rapid antigen tests. UP and Bihar rely on them; even Delhi uses far more of them than it should be doing.
Updated on Oct 29, 2020 08:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | R Sukumar
India’s high use of antigen tests risks underestimating Covid-19 spread, says diagnostician
India’s federal health ministry has not provided a breakdown of the test methods deployed, but state and federal officials have repeatedly defended the use of antigen tests to quickly identify infections in the country of 1.3 billion people
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 06:09 PM IST
New Delhi | Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri
Single-day Covid-19 cases in Capital touch new peak
Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday claimed the positivity rate spike was down to testing the contacts of patients in a “targeted manner”.
Updated on Oct 28, 2020 05:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt
Hope of virus curve flattening in Haryana marred by winter surge threat
Though the state reported 393 more new infections last week (Oct 19-25) as compared to the week before, the dip in the number of infections was more than 46% as compared to September 14-20, the week when Haryana reported an all-time high 17,616 viral infections.
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
Covid-19: Why Delhi needs to ramp up testing again
A rising positivity rate typically suggests that a region is testing inadequately. The positivity rate should drop to 5% or below if the testing programme is adequate and is keeping the outbreak in control, according to the World Health Organization.
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 09:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Jamie Mullick
Covid-19: What you need to know today
Uttarakhand, at least the part I went to, wasn’t crowded. The state insists that all inbound tourists register themselves, and there was a check at the point of entry to ensure this.
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 03:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | R Sukumar
From reporting on the pandemic to suffering from Covid
A scribe’s first-person account: Changes are evident in the doctors and paramedics approach as were seen actively engaging with patients, five months ago they were hesitant of interacting with patients least they contracted the deadly infection
Updated on Oct 27, 2020 06:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Srinagar | Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Daily cases stay above 4k in Capital
The daily positivity rate – the percentage of samples that were positive – also crossed 7%, a level not seen for a month. This is the third time the city is witnessing a surge in the number of cases.
Updated on Oct 24, 2020 11:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Spike again: Delhi sees 4,086 new cases in a day
A total of 4,086 new Covid-19 cases were reported on Friday, taking the total number of confirmed infections in the city to 348,404, according to Friday’s health bulletin by the Delhi government.
Updated on Oct 24, 2020 12:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anonna Dutt, New Delhi
Covid-19: What you need to know today
There’s a theory doing the rounds that because rapid antigen tests recognise only moderate to high viral loads, they identify the truly infectious patients — a completely misguided and dangerous theory.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 07:09 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | R Sukumar
Dip in infections raises hope of curve flattening in Haryana
Haryana’s 22 districts reported 12,525 new infections between September 21 to 27 as compared to 17,616 infections between September 14 to 20.
Updated on Sep 30, 2020 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times/Chandigarh | Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
India’s Feluda Covid-19 test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR, say scientists
Named after Satyajit Ray’s famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at ₹500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses even if genetic variations between them are minute.
Updated on Sep 29, 2020 12:23 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
Covid hospitals in Bengal to conduct rapid antigen tests on all patients in SARI wards
Officials said the new protocol would help in the early detection of Covid-19 positive cases and help to bring down the death rate further.
Updated on Sep 29, 2020 10:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent