"This kit can detect the Omicron variant as well as other variants of SARS-CoV2 reported so far. Currently, Omicron patients are detected only after genome sequencing. But this test can help eliminate that step and detection can be done during the testing," he said.
The state public health department is seeking information from the Bureau of Immigration to reach out to these travellers and getting them tested.
Delhi on Thursday reported 47 fresh Covid cases in the last 24 hrs, taking the overall infection tally to 14,38,868.
The capital recorded 66 new Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours on Sunday, with a positivity rate of 0.10% for the second day in a row.
Using government-capped prices, the study calculated households must have spent over Rs 64,000 crore on testing and hospitalisation from April 2020 to June 2021.
As per the plan, the state will see 1.25 lakh testing on Thursday and 2.5 lakh testing on Friday. In two days, 3.75 lakh people will be tested as part of this drive. It has been decided to use both RT-PCR and antigen tests for the augmented testing.
Officials at the medical education department said that efforts were on to develop labs in the remaining 30 districts as well.
The five-member committee consists of Siddha experts who have a track record of treating infectious diseases, especially among the children.
The 11 new fatalities have pushed the death toll in the city to 24,925.
X-Ray Setu, developed in collaboration with start-up Niramai and Indian Institute of Science (IISc), detects Covid-19 with the help of simple X-ray which is processed using an AI system in the backend without charging any fee at present.
This is the third day in a row when the daily cases in the national capital have remained below 2,000.
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