A fast and easy paper-based testing strip called 'FELUDA' which can act as a game changer for India is ready to hit the market. The Drugs Controller General of India had approved FELUDA, an acroynym for FnCas9 Editor Linked Uniform Detection Assay, last month after it met the quality benchmark of the Indian Council for Medical Research.

India's new 'game-changing' strip test for coronavirus ready to hit market

Israel on Thursday said it will send a high level research delegation to India to conduct a series of "final stages of testing" as part of a joint effort to develop rapid testing kits for COVID-19 to detect the presence of the virus in the body within 30 seconds, in what could be a respite from the global pandemic and open opportunities for both the countries to market the solution together.

India, Israel to jointly develop rapid COVID-19 testing kits

Over 2.6 lakh samples are being tested for COVID-19 per day, said Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Thursday. Addressing a press conference on COVID-19 situation in the country, ICMR Senior scientist Nivedita Gupta said, "The number of tests has increased, on an average, we are testing more than 2.

Over 2.6 lakh COVID-19 samples being tested per day: ICMR

India is fast nearing 1.50 lakh total COVID-19 cases, the country has seen a steady increase of 6,000 cases over the last few days. Also Read: Coronavirus fatality rate at 2.

India urgently needs pooled testing, 5 samples can be tested with a single kit, say experts

Indian Council of Medical Research has instructed states to pause the use of Chinese rapid testing kits over concerns that they are faulty. At least three Indian states have expressed dissatisfaction with the kits, claiming that they are malfunctioning and only have an accuracy of 5 per cent.

COVID-19: Rapid testing paused due to issues with Chinese kits

Is India testing enough? How will the coronavirus outbreak impact the economy? Are free coronavirus tests viable for private players? Wion's Palki Sharma in conversation with Chairperson of Biocon Kiran Mazumdar Shaw.

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