Dr Abhirup Sarkar, laboratory director at Suraksha Diagnostics, told NDTV Profit that the virus is typically detected using ...

Nagpur: Even as emphasis is being laid on the containment and surveillance of HMPV cases, real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (R.

These "RT-PCR" tests, widely used in medicine to diagnose viruses such as HIV and influenza, are normally highly reliable. "They are very robust tests generally, with a low false-positive and a ...

On the other hand, passengers who test positive upon arrival will have to undergo a COVID-19 RT-PCR test for typing/analysis by + ICGES and comply with mandatory 14-day isolation in a hospital ...