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Fake blood is seen in test tubes labelled with the coronavirus (COVID-19) in this illustration

In Comparative Study of Antibody Sensitivity, ‘Kavach’ Kit Scores Last

Joel P. Joseph 31/08/2020

The DBT India Consortium for COVID-19 Research compared the...

A healthcare worker checks the temperature of a resident during a medical campaign for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a slum area in Mumbai

What Do the Delhi and Mumbai Sero-Survey Results Tell Us About COVID-19 in India?

Murad Banaji 30/07/2020

The seroprevalence data from Delhi and Mumbai provides valuable...

Outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Mumbai

Tests Used by BMC in Mumbai Had Many False Negatives. Don’t Be Surprised.

Joel P. Joseph 30/07/2020

The novel coronavirus spreads very fast. This changes a...

FILE PHOTO: NHS staff at antibody testing hub run by the West Midlands Ambulance service

COVID-19: ICMR Says It Mistakenly Inflated Accuracy of Its Antibody Test Kits

Priyanka Pulla 12/06/2020

Without accounting for the kit's limitations, there is a...

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COVID-19: A Beginner’s Guide to False Positives and False Negatives

Aamir Khanday and Suhail Ahmad 10/06/2020

The accuracy of a testing kit is not as...

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COVID-19: Are the ICMR Antibody Kits Really as Accurate as It Claims?

Priyanka Pulla 24/05/2020

ICMR said in a press release that the kit...