Now, test for Covid-19 at home! ICMR approves Mylab s self-use kit CoviSelf
Named CoviSelf, the self-use test can be used by symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of confirmed cases as per ICMR guidelines without the need for sample collection by a healthcare professional
Joe C Mathew | May 20, 2021 | Updated 09:25 IST
Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions will launch India s first self-use rapid antigen test (RAT) kit for Covid-19 for Rs 250 per pack. The product has been cleared by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
The test results will have to be uploaded by home users themselves through an app that is available on Google play store and Apple store. The data in the app of the mobile phone will be centrally captured in a secure server which is connected with the ICMR COVID-19 testing portal, where all data will be eventually stored, ICMR said in an advisory.
The ICMR has granted approval to a Pune-based company for its new self-use rapid home-test kit for Covid-19 with results available in just 15 minutes.Named CoviSelf , the country s first Covid-19 home-test kit, priced at Rs 250, has been .
The self-use test kit can be used by any symptomatic persons, or their immediate contacts of confirmed cases as per ICMR guidelines, and they can test themselves, go into isolation and get treatment quickly.
Mylab unveils India s first self-use COVID-19 test
Mylab unveils India s first self-use COVID-19 test
20 May 2021 | News Received ICMR’s approval for India’s first self-use rapid test for COVID-19
Pune based Mylab Discovery Solutions – the company that gave India its first RTPCR test a year ago, has announced that it has received ICMR’s approval for India’s first self-use Rapid test for COVID-19. The test is developed in India and is named as CoviSelf.
The self-use test can be used by symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of confirmed cases as per the guidelines of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Users of this test will not need sample collection by a healthcare professional. This will ease pressure on already overburdened testing labs and reduce delays in testing, which is more than 72 hours in some parts of the country.