Kit for rapid Covid-19 home-testing approved; Here is what ICMR advisory says
Kit for rapid Covid-19 home-testing approved; Here is what ICMR advisory says
Mirror Online / Updated: May 20, 2021, 08:11 IST
A home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit for
COVID-19 has been approved by The Indian Council of Medical Research (
ICMR).
However, the country s apex health research body has advised that should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases. Indiscriminate testing is not advised, said the ICMR.
According to ICMR, only a nasal swab will be required for this rapid antigen testing and the kit has been manufactured by Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd, Pune.
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