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India’s Feluda Covid test cheaper, faster alternative to RT-PCR diagnosis

Named after Satyajit Ray’s famed detective, the Feluda test, which is priced at ₹500 and can deliver a result in 45 minutes, is able to differentiate SARS-CoV-2 from other coronaviruses even if genetic variations between them are minute

4 min read28 Sep 2020
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Odisha govt reduces price of RT-PCR Covid-19 test. Check revised rate

Earlier on July 3, the government had fixed the maximum price of the RT-PCR COVID-19 test at ₹2,200.

1 min read26 Aug 2020
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Karnataka launches mobile RT-PCR covid-19 testing lab

The Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, has developed the MITR (Mobile Infection Testing and Reporting) lab, which is capable of conducting 9,000 tests per month

1 min read5 Aug 2020
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MyLab launches ‘Compact XL’ RT-PCR system for covid-19 tests

Pune-based lab has launched automatic covid-19 diagnostic systems which will do 32 tests at a time while decreasing the burden on medical staffThis will bring significant changes by cutting down the cost on various turfs

2 min read7 Jul 2020