TNPSC Thervupettagam
March 25 , 2020 1580 days 859 0
  • A Pune based testing services MyLab has become the first Indian company to get a commercial approval from CDSCO for the sales of COVID-19 testing kits.
  • The testing methodology adopted have been validated by National Institute of Virology in Pune.
  • It is First 'Made in India' COVID19 Test Kit that has been commercially approved by the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO).
  • The kits are based on Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain reaction
  • A single kit can study 1000 samples. 
  • The testing time of COVID-19 in current lab testing services is 4 hours.
  • However, MyLAb’s testing time is 2 ½ hours. 
  • The laboratory is to sell the kits at Rs 1,200 to Rs 1,500 per test. 
  • Currently, the Government of India has fixed the cap price of COVID-19 as Rs 4,500. 

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