Mumbai: Covid-19 tests are new, including those who promise diagnosis in a minute, will be launched next week, refers to changes in the sea in detection technology over the past 15 months in the country.
While Multinational Abbott will launch a new fast test, Mumbai-based company, Medicircle Health Pvt Ltd, will bring Israeli technology to detect the SARS-COV-2-2 Covid-19 virus which causes saliva or water to rinse in seconds.
The Indian Medical Research Council (ICMR) and the National Virology Institute (NIV) have also transferred their new technology – called RT-LAMP – which allows RT-PCR tests to be carried out within three hours compared to four to six regular.
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Nilesh Shah, Head of Science and Innovation, Metropolis Laboratory, said the diagnostic Covid-19 has changed very large in 15 to 16 months.
“The RT-PCR test remains a gold standard, but has also evolved in terms of time, labor and incubation periods,” he said.
The new RT-PCR test can provide results in a matter of five minutes, even though they bring premium charges of up to 4,500.
However, with several countries such as the UAE report demanding RT-PCR taken four hours before going up, RT-PCR that quickly has a taker.
However, RT-PCR tests, because their large infrastructure and investment requirements cannot be used for mass testing easily.
This is where the “maintenance point” test that can quickly provide results in less than 15 minutes is useful.
Pranav Kolhi of Medicirle Health said their new test not only gave results in less than a minute, this was transferred to the Covid ICMR portal instantly.
“There are no questions about positive tests, done using a fast antigen method or home based test, not registered,” he added.
This will help track cases and implement public health steps to check any spread.
A pilot study conducted in Delhi among 207 samples showed that this test had a sensitivity of 93.5%.
“Because this is a point of care technology, it can be used for bulk screening at airports, resorts, offices, malls, etc.,” Kohli added.
Israeli tests work on the principle that when infected by viruses, the body produces chemicals that emit a certain wavelength.
“When samples from patients are inserted into our handheld devices, the spectrum is generated, providing instant analysis,” said press release.
Dr.
Shah of Metropolis said that in previous days Covid, a quick antigen test was not too accurate, but the tests available are now very sensitive.
“We have a test that uses breath, sound, smell, and gargling to detect Covid,” said Dr.
Shah.
Consider soccer matches where the audience needs to be tested in the shortest possible time before it is left to the stadium.
“Quick tests like the smell will require people to breathe on a special piece of paper and answer a few questions on their cellphones.
All these steps take a minute before the results are available.
If you get a barcode, you can enter the stadium.
If not, you need to continue for RT-PCR test for confirmation tests, “said Dr.
Shah.
ICMR’s press release said, “The World Health Organization has immediately demanded an extension of screening and testing.
With this, to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic, accurate diagnostic method, low-cost and friendly users are the needs of hours, and so on, RT lights are ideal for Nation’s needs and conditions.
“ICMR official said there was an urgent need to build Indian testing capacity.
“The speed and simplicity of the RT lamp method allows it to be the ideal method for diagnosing infections,” he added.