Mylab Discovery Solutions announced the first self use Rapid test of India, Coviself which is approved by ICMR. Each Coviself test kit will be provided with all testing materials, instructions to use leaflet and a biohazard bag to safely dispose of after testing. It is available at economical pricing of Rs 250. Last year, Mylab launched the first RTPCR test of India for COVID-19.
"This is the biggest crisis our country has ever faced. Time and again, we have tried to observe carefully what our country needs and developed solutions with social benefit at the core. With CoviSelf, we are sharing the power of testing early with the citizens. It will save thousands of lives. For India, we will make millions of kits available at fraction of the cost of such kits in the US," said Mylab MD Hasmukh Rawal.
ICMR also stated, "The home testing mobile app is available in the Google Play Store and Apple store and must be downloaded by all users. The mobile app is a comprehensive guide of the testing procedure and will provide positive or negative results to the patient".
The newly issued advisory informed that all the users of RAT (Rapid Antigen Test) kits are advised to click a picture of the test strip after completing the test procedure with the same mobile phone, which has been used for downloading the mobile application and user registration. The data will reportedly be captured in a secured server and uploaded to ICMR COVID-19 testing portal.
