Early in the pandemic, when someone walked into a clinic with a possible case of COVID-19, a nurse or doctor would stick a long swab up their nose to take a sample. They would then ship it to a ...

New COVID-19 restrictions for international travel and other activities are fueling consumer demand for highly accurate polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests with rapid turnaround times. Some ...

July 25 (UPI) --Scientists at Columbia University unveiled research Monday they said is "a step closer" toward bringing polymerase chain reaction, known as PCR, testing for COVID-19 and other viruses ...

A rapid RT-PCR testing lab at Mangalore International Airport (MIA) will start operations from Tuesday, a day when an Air India Express (AIE) flight is scheduled to depart for the United Arab Emirates ...

A year and half after the coronavirus pandemic began in India, two of five districts still don’t have a laboratory to conduct the RT-PCR or real time polymerase chain reaction test that is considered ...