New Delhi: A Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 — developed by the researchers of IIT-Delhi — was launched by Minister of State for Education, Sanjay Dhotre on Friday. Professor at the IIT-Delhi’s Centre for Biomedical Engineering, Dr Harpal Singh led researchers’ team.
“I am confident that this technology will revolutionize the Covid test availability in the country. I am glad to know that the kit has been developed entirely using the internal resources at IIT Delhi,” Sanjay Dhotre was quoted as saying by a PIB release.
Hon’ble Minister of State for Education Shri Sanjay Dhotre launched a Rapid Antigen Test kit for COVID-19 developed by IIT Delhi today.
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Speaking on this occasion, IIT-Delhi director, Professor V Ramgopal Rao, said, “IIT Delhi had in July 2020 launched a Rs. 399 RT PCR kit, which helped bring the RTPCR test costs to the current level. Using the technologies developed in the Institute, over 8 Million PPE kits have been supplied so far. With the launch of this Antigen based rapid test kit, we hope to make the diagnostics easy and affordable for the rural areas.”
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