Rakesh Mishra, Director of Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) said that they devised a new dry swab technique for collecting COVID-19 samples.
The dry swab technique of COVID-19 sample collection involves taking a nasal swab and transporting it in the dry state unlike the process using the viral transport medium.
Viral Transport Medium (VTM) is the potential for further spread of the virus.
The dry swab technique is safe, fast, cheap, and more accurate.