IIT researchers develop cost effective Covid 19 test
IIT Delhi: A new test to detect to COVID-19 has been developed by researchers at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT-D).
The test is cost effective and will be affordable for large sections. The test is being validated on clinical samples by the National Institute of Virpology (NIV), Pune.
According to the researchers development of indigenous kits is the need of the hour considering the scale of the ongoing pandemic.
The central government has recommended that the maximum charge for each COVID-19 test by private laboratories should not exceed Rs 4,500.
According to the researchers, the test has been optimised and tested for sensitivity at the research laboratories of the Institute.The new method called the "probe-free detection assay" has been developed at IIT-D's Kusuma School of Biological Sciences.
All private laboratories which have NABL accreditation for real-time PCR SA for RNA virus will be allowed to conduct COVID-19 tests, according to the guidelines issued by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) for COVID-19 testing in private laboratories, which were notified by the Health Ministry on Saturday night.
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