At a time when more and more testings are being done to trace, treat Covid cases in the country, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit — CoviSelf, for Covid-19.
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the country's apex health research body, has approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit -- CoviSelf, for Covid-19. It said that the kit should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of laboratory confirmed positive cases. It will provide results in 15 minutes.
How to use CoviSelf: The ICMR has approved a home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit. The kit should be used only on symptomatic individuals.
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