Second rapid antigen test kit developed by My lab Discovery Solutions has been approved to diagnose coronavirus disease (Covid-19) by The Indian Council of Medical Research.

According to the reports, Mylab Discovery Solutions said in a statement, the product named Pathocatch Covid-19 Antigen Rapid testing kit will be immediately available for orders and will be priced around Rs 450.

‘’My lab team has put their best effort to fight this pandemic in every possible way and also looking forward to deliver their best to help people come up with this situation. After launching an affordable RT-PCR test to reduce the dependency on foreign kits, we developed Compact XL to whole coloration of Covid-19 testing and leave no stone unturned to fight this pandemic,” said Hasmukh Rawal, managing director, My lab Discovery Solutions.

The real time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR) test kit was also the first indigenous test kit developed by My lab that received ICMR approval for use in India.

To keep up with the pace of infections, India need India needs a combination of both antigen and the more reliable but slower RT-PCR testing, suggested Health Experts.
rRt-PCR should be used alongside Antigen-based to keep an eye on the country’s overall testing and treat patients early.

Meanwhile, the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in India surpassed 1.24 million with the highest single-day spike of 45,720 cases and 1,129 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health data. The total number of cases now stands at 1,238,635.