Recently, the ICMR had approved a Covid-19 self-test kit, ‘CoviSelf’, developed by Biotech firm, Mylab Discovery Solutions. It is the first test kit for Covid-19 that can be self-administered at home in India.
Mysore University has developed a Self Covid19 testing kit with an accuracy rate as high as above 90%.
The varsity, along with the Hyderabad-based Lorven Biologics Pvt. Ltd., has developed a Covid-19 detection kit which is now being sent to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi, for emergency approval.
It is said that the kit is expected to be available at Rs 100 since it has been developed by the state-run University, said Professor Rangappa, Former VC of UoM.
The kit gives the result within 10 minutes. With this kit, persons with Covid-19 symptoms can detect the infection using body fluids like sputum, nasal secretions, and saliva. It takes less than 10 minutes to detect whether the person is infected or not.
The university is also in talks with the manufacturer to keep the price as low as Rs 100 per kit making it affordable for the public.
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