India gets first indigenous COVID19 testing testing kit
By ANI | Published: March 24, 2020 11:03 PM2020-03-24T23:03:12+5:302020-03-24T23:15:02+5:30
As part of efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus, a Pune-based company has developed the country's first indigenous COVID19 testing kit. It has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 24 : As part of efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus, a Pune-based company has developed the country's first indigenous COVID19 testing kit. It has been approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
"The indigenous #COVID19 testing kit has been approved by the ICMR and a single kit costs Rs 80,000," said one of the representatives of Mylab Discovery Solutions Pvt Ltd.
He also said that a single kit can test 100 patients.
He said the company has capacity to produce 1-1.5 lakh masks per week. According to Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), 118 lab facilities were available for COVID19 testing.
( With inputs from ANI )
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