Experts increasingly have said that the demand for Covid self-test kits is falling in India due a variety of reasons, its pricing structure being one of them.
Chinese scientists claim their new technology will detect Covid in just 4 minutes - Researchers said their method offers speed, ease of operation, high sensitivity and portability. Their trial was conducted on samples from 33 people.
Just how effective are COVID-19 self test kits, everything you should know - ICMR has till date approved 12 Rapid Antigen Test kits that one can easily use at home. They are prompt in delivering results and are cost-effective.
Tata s RT-PCR kit OmiSure gets ICMR nod for detection of Omicron, know how it works - Since the Omicron underwent several mutations in the S-gene, the SGTF strategy checks and indicates it in patients who are detected COVID positive.
The ICMR team, led by scientist Dr Biswajyoti Borkakoty, has developed the Covid-19 testing kit, which is able to detect the Omicron variant in 2 hours.