The CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, called Om , for testing the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.It is the first kit made by any government institution, and the third to be made .
Om , an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, is likely to be launched in the second week of February, after it receives a nod from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The kit will cost around Rs 150 and give the test result in around two hours.
The CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, called Om , for testing the new Omicron variant of Covid-19.