Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Coronavirus: Nasal swab test punctured woman’s brain lining

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The Covid-19 test proved dangerous for a US woman as a nasal swab test punctured her brain lining. Doctors reported in a medical journal Thursday that the patient had an undiagnosed rare condition and the test may have been conducted improperly. Jarrett Walsh, senior author of the paper that appeared in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck … Read more

This saliva-based coronavirus test can bring test in three hours

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Coronavirus testing is still a problem in some countries of the world due to shortages and delays. However, this new saliva testing provides a fast and cheaper option to detect coronavirus. According to the International news agency, researchers from the Yale School of Public Health created an effective SalivaDirect test. This test has been authorized … Read more

Coronavirus: UK develops 90-minute testing service

Coronavirus: UK develops 90-minute testing service

A new development in coronavirus testing has been made as new 90-minute tests have been introduced. These 90-minute tests can detect coronavirus and flu, they will be introduced in care homes and laboratories from next week in the UK. The government said that these tests will help differentiate between Covid-19 and other seasonal illnesses. The … Read more

Chief Minister dissatisfied with coronavirus testing in Sindh province

Murad Ali Shah

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has said that he is not satisfied with the coronavirus testing in Sindh and it seems that we are announcing our victory ahead of time. Talking to media in Karachi, the Sindh Chief Minister said that 48 more people have died of coronavirus in Sindh in the last 24 … Read more

Pakistan to ramp up Coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000 in June: Asad Umar

Pakistan to ramp up Coronavirus testing capacity to 100,000 in June: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning and Special Initiatives Asad Omar said the government is using all available resources to increase the coronavirus diagnostic testing capacity from 50,000 to 100,000 in June. Talking to a private TV channel, he said that the challenge of coronavirus could be overcome only by following the SOPs and increasing the capacity … Read more

With an Artificial Intelligence Model COVID-19 can be detected in seconds

Now, COVID-19 can be detected within seconds with the latest Artificial Intelligence model that will examine the CT scan reports of patients’ lungs without any testing. As coronavirus testing has been identified as critical by governments and health authorities across the world, new technologies are letting the health professionals identify the virus in minimum time. … Read more

Russia ready to test coronavirus vaccines on humans in June

Russia ready to test coronavirus vaccines on humans in June

The head of the Top Russian research center informed the president Vladimir Putin that experimental coronavirus vaccines will be tried on humans in June in his lab. Head of the Vektor State Virology and Biotechnology Centre Rinat Maksyutov informed that the first phase of clinical trials of three vaccines will be carried out on 180 … Read more