Pune: Covid-19 testing kit sales at home has surged 100% in the new year after a surge in infection, but the Ministry of Health officials have raised concerns about positive cases that are not reported because users do not always report the results.
The kit manufacturer at home describes it as a tool that is very useful in the current scenario.
Hasmukh Rawal, Founder and MD, MyLab Discovery solution, said, “self-testing is a tool that is very useful in the current situation because people can be tested quickly at low costs and immediately isolate ourselves.
Our self-test test kit, Covism, can detect The main variant of Coronavirus, including Omicron.
We have witnessed a large leap in the sale of our self test kit in Mumbai and Pune because of the surge in Covid-19 case.
In the last seven days, we each saw a leap of 500% and 700% in Pune and Mumbai.
“The source of one of the companies has a Covid Test Kit at home approved by the ICMR (Indian Medical Research Council) said,” Most people who use kits report the results, but compliance with reporting depends on individuals.
Users must report results on the test application kit, But some may shaken on it because there is no monitoring mechanism to make the user fulfill.
“When taking the test Mandiri, someone must download the manufacturing company application and take pictures of the results.
This report is submitted to the ICMR website (Indian Medical Council) directly.
But many users are not connected to the application because reading test results (negative or positive) is very easy.
When the ‘T’ (test) line appears on the card, the patient is allegedly considered positive for the novel Coronavirus.
A senior district health department official said, “Many people take the test at home but do not report the results.
They may be, thus, loss of standard covid treatments available for infection.
They may also be considered wrong as non-covid patients because their infection status has not been Reported.
To seek the right treatment, they need to show evidence of their infection status, either by reporting the test results themselves or taking a repeat test.
“In the increase in the request of Abbott Panbio, the self-test test kit ICMR approved, a spokesman Abbott said,” In Mumbai, and all countries, the use of the company’s rapid antigen test has experienced a significant increase in the last month.
” Prasad Dance, Together Secretary, Kimiawan Kimiaman Maharashtra State, told TII, “The request for this kit has changed from 0 to 100%.
Before conducting a RPCR test, people want to test themselves and see if they have Covid-19.
I sell well The average 12 kit per day today from nothing in the past.
“Anil Belkar, Secretary of the Chemical Association of Pune District, said,” The sale of these tests has increased in the last few days because people avoid testing in the center with the centers The background of the Covid case is increasing.
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