CoviSelf: the home-based rapid Covid test kit will detect the coronavirus in 15 minutes

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Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, detecting the infected person has been a key element in combating the COVID-19 virus. With time, different testing techniques have been worked on and now India is ready to roll out its first indigenous home-based rapid Covid test kit – CoviSelf in the next few days.

The rapid covid test kit, CoviSelf, has been made by Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions Ltd, and on May 19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) approved the test kit. The kit is priced at 250 rupees and can detect the result in 15 minutes.

Now let have a look at the specifications of the CoviSelf Kit and how it will help India in the fight against the COVID-19 virus.

*The CoviSelf Kit: Priced at 250 rupees*

The test kit will be widely available across the country in the next few days and one can directly purchase it online or offline by a chemist. And the testing will be monitored using Mylab’s mobile phone application.

The kit will enable citizens to test at home and find out whether they are infected with the COVID-19 virus or not, further giving them clarity in terms of treatment. The test kit will eliminate the efforts of an individual to move out for a covid test which will ultimately help in curbing the virus.

*The Kit will help in speeding the covid testing process*

The covid testing in the country is already at its peak, but the rolling out of the CoviSelf kit will further reach out to the people in far-flung areas and will make thier life easy. The home kit will also reduce the burden on testing laboratories.

*How CoviSelf is different from other testing Kits*

The USP of the Kit is that it can detect the virus in just 15 minutes, allowing any individual to quickly react as in the early stages of COVID-19, the virus can be cured with higher possibility. The second advantage is its pricing at 250 rupees as with this price, many can afford the test kit. Currently, there are several other test kits in the market which range from 500 to several thousands of rupees.

*How do we use this kit?*

‘Mylab Coviself’ app is mandatory to be installed by the user and the user will have to fill in credentials before proceeding with the test.

The Coviself kit will come with an instruction kit, a nasal swab, a pre-filled extraction tube, a test card, and a biohazard bag. The nasal swab has to be inserted only 2-4 cm into the nasal cavity to collect the sample. To make readings easier, the user can click a picture of the test result on the app and it will give the results in 15 minutes.

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