Positive results can be detected in just 15 minutes with Coviself. Each unit is provided with a test kit, instructions to use (IFU) chit and a small bag for safe disposal after the test.
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Biotechnology company MyLab Discovery Solutions on Thursday commercially launched India’s first COVID-19 self-test kit, CoviSelf. Designed as a mid-nasal swab test, CoviSelf shows results in just 15 minutes. Its price has been fixed at Rs 250.
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The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) had approved CoviSelf last month. Mylab will deliver self-test kits in 95 percent of the pin code areas in the country. The indigenous test kit can be obtained from the e-commerce marketplace Flipkart and various pharmacies and drugstores across India.
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The company will prepare 10 lakh self test kits from Thursday and will provide 10 million units per week based on the demand of the customers. The product is expected to be available at retail within 2-3 days. The company plans to make the products available on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM).
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Hasmukh Rawal, managing director of Mylab Discovery Solutions, said in a statement, “The spread of COVID-19 should be significantly slowed down by auto-tests. We aim to make CoviSelf available across the country, especially for people living in rural areas, who have limited testing options.
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Coviself provides a comfortable, easy-to-use and accurate alternative to current testing methods. It can be used by persons with symptoms or immediate contacts of no confirmed cases as per ICMR guidelines. (Input- IANS)
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