BigstockDr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of the organization, confirmed the matterThe Covid-19-detection kit developed by Gonoshasthaya Kendra has received government approval. Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury, founder of the organization, confirmed the matter and said it may take two weeks to market the testing kit. Each kit would cost between Tk200-Tk250, but we will only give them to government,” said Dr Zafrullah. Earlier on Tuesday night Gonoshasthaya Kendra declared that they have developed "Rapid Dot Blot"— a cheap testing kit that can examine samples to detect Covid-19 as fast as in 15 minutes. “Also considering the serious public health concern, we will inspect the lab where the kit would be developed,” he added.

Source: Dhaka Tribune March 19, 2020 10:21 UTC