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Feluda test kit to be made available in 8 metro cities

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    10Pointer
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  • Published
    20th Nov, 2020

The indigenously developed testing kit for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) based on the gene-editing technology Crispr will be rolled out across eight centres of Apollo hospitals in eight metro cities.

Context

  • The indigenously developed testing kit for coronavirus disease (Covid-19) based on the gene-editing technology Crispr will be rolled out across eight centres of Apollo hospitals in eight metro cities.

Key Highlights

  • The kit offers results within 45 minutes with accuracy levels comparable to the gold standard of Covid-19 tests: the RT-PCR method.
  • The new kit has a high sensitivity of 96% and specificity of 98%.
  • It will support theAatmaNirbhar Bharat pledge in providing the launch pad for adoption of indigenously developed test. 

How it will work?

  • The new test will work by collecting a swab sample from which RNA is extracted and amplified using a thermocycler.
  • The sample is then tested using a paper strip barcoded with the Cas-9 protein of the Crispr system, which recognises the genetic material of the Sars-CoV-2 virus.
  • The strip displays lines to show whether a person has the virus that causes Covid-19, just like a home-based pregnancy testing kit.
  • An artificial intelligence based mobile application will be used to capture a photograph of the test strip and give the results to eliminate errors.

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