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5minute rapid coronavirus test in India

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Screen Shot 2020-04-05 at 13.44.26Bengaluru-based bio-tech start-up in south India launches  India’s first  rapid Covid-19 home test kit. which can deliver results in 5 minutes.

The test requires users to clean their finger with an alcohol swab and prick it with  the needle provided.  The cartridge  displays the results  from the blood sample.

The kit received approval from Indian Council of Medical Research.

The company is at the moment producing 20, 000 kits per week and will be selling them through their own platform for  Rs 3,000 (£25).