It is being sent to ICMR, New Delhi, seeking emergency approvalThe University of Mysore, in association with a Hyderabad-based pharmaceutical company, has designed a rapid COVID-19 detection kit. The research team consisted of S. Chandra Nayak, Coordinator, and C.D. He provided scientific and logical support for its design,” said the research team in a press release. Using the kit, persons with COVID-19 symptoms can detect the infection using body fluids like sputum, nasal secretions and saliva. Therefore, the need was to develop a kit that can detect all mutated variants of the virus, according to the research team.

Source: The Hindu June 07, 2021 09:44 UTC