NEW DELHI: Indian Council of Medical Research on Wednesday cleared one home testing kit for detecting Covid-19 infections and also issued an advisory for its use.
The ICMR chief, Dr Balram Bhargava, had recently said the government is exploring home testing solutions to increase the testing capacity as the country battles the much severe second wave of Coroanvirus.
The testing kit is likely to be available in the market in a week s time.
Here s all you need to know about the home testing kits and its usage:- ICMR has approved CoviSelfTM (PathoCatch) COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test- a testing kit manufactured by Pune s Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd.
Britain s biggest lobby group is examining whether a relaxation in social distancing coupled with more frequent testing could provide help to manufacturers.
The CBI has floated with Government the possibility of using Test to Release – used in foreign travel – to allow employees to work more closely together, which could help to improve productivity.
The Test to Release system allows travellers to cut their ten-day isolation period in half if they test negative.
The CBI has floated with Government the possibility of using Test to Release – used in foreign travel – to allow employees to work more closely together
Arnaud Touret, founder of Covid Home Test, said tier 4 restrictions imposed on London earlier this month had triggered thousands of cancellations from clients, which include financial services firms.