Tag: COVID-19 Testing
Faster, easier COVID-19 test kit unveiled by India’s Tata Group
Indian multinational conglomerate Tata Group has launched a COVID-19 test kit that can provide results faster and easier than the RT-PCR method, the gold standard...
COVID-19 tests should get importance in international travel: WHO
COVID-19 tests should be given more prominence in international travel rather than the quarantines, the chair of the World Health Organization’s Emergency Committee opined.
The...
IATA aims for quarantine-free travel; Consults WHO and ICAO for revised...
The global trade association of the airline industry, International Air Transport Association (IATA) is reportedly working closely with the World Health Organization (WHO) to...
COVID-19 diagnosis under 5 mins; Oxford scientists develop new antigen test
Researchers at the Britain's University of Oxford have developed a new rapid COVID-19 test which is capable of identifying the coronavirus in less than...
Abu Dhabi’s IHC invests $50.8mn in UK firm to boost COVID-19...
Abu Dhabi-listed International Holdings Company (IHC) has invested $50.8 million in the UK-based Oxford Nanopore Technologies, which is scaling up its rapid coronavirus testing...
India’s own RT-PCR kit for COVID-19 developed by Reliance
Reliance Life Sciences, a subsidiary of India's Reliance Industries Limited has reportedly developed an RT-PCR kit named R-Green Kit that promises to diagnose COVID-19...
Etihad to offer PCR tests on tickets from Abu Dhabi
The second largest airlines of the UAE, Etihad Airways will be providing PCR tests for all tickets booked in the UAE for flights taking...
IATA proposes systematic COVID-19 tests instead of quarantine
All passengers must undergo a systematic COVID-19 testing process before departure on international flights, says the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
IATA will initiate the...
