SARS-CoV-2 virus

DRDO develops COVID-19 antibody detection kit

11:24 pm May 21, 2021

New Delhi: The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a COVID-19 antibody detection kit that offers results in just 75 minutes, the defence ministry said on Friday. The testing kit is called DIPCOVAN and it offers a “significantly faster turn-around-time as it requires just 75 minutes to conduct the test without any cross […]

Antibodies against coronavirus detectable up to seven months post COVID-19 onset, says study

1:38 pm October 24, 2020

London: Antibodies against the novel coronavirus follow a classic pattern with a rapid increase within the first three weeks after symptoms, and detectable up to seven months post contracting the disease, according to a new study which assessed 300 patients infected with the virus and 198 post-COVID-19 volunteers. According to the research, published in the […]