COVID-19 is a Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), caused by SARS-CoV-2, a
novel virus which belongs to the family Coronaviridae. It was first reported in December …

Globally, the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been
enormous and unrelenting with∼ 6.9 million deaths and∼ 765 million infections. This …

Reliable and rapid detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 in
laboratory setting is critical to control the pandemic. We aimed to an evaluated polymerase …

Inactivated viral preparations are important resources in vaccine and antisera industry. Of
the many vaccines that are being developed against COVID-19, inactivated whole-virus …

Timely and accurate detection of the causal agent of a disease is crucial to restrict suffering
and save lives. Mere symptoms are often not enough to detect the root cause of the disease …

The rapid spread and evolution of various strains of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for
COVID-19, continues to challenge the disease controlling measures globally. Alarming …

Materials and Methods: Paired swabs from nasopharynx and oropharynx were collected for
SARS-CoV-2 testing, from 211 adult patients (≥ 18 years) in VTM and plain sterile tubes …

With increasing demand for large numbers of testing during the coronavirus disease 2019
pandemic, alternative protocols were developed with shortened turn-around time. We …

Being the second most populous country in the world, India presents valuable lessons for
the world about dealing with the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. From this perspective, we …

Conventional nucleic acid extraction involves usage of spin columns to isolate the RNA, but
this is labor intensive. This study compares the spin column method with a dry swab‐based …