ICMR asks states not to use coronavirus rapid test kits for 2 days

ICMR says companies will be asked to give replacements if its on-field validations upholds complaints.

The government’s premier medical research organisation on Tuesday advised states not to use rapid test kits for the coronavirus, saying it will issue an advisory after field validations.

"We have received complaint from a state yesterday and so far discussed with three states. Too much variations have been reported in results of rapid test kits and RT-PCR kits,” said Dr Raman R Gangakhedkar, of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) 

“These kits will be tested and validated in the field by our teams. We will issue a clear-cut advisory in two day. If problems are detected in batches, we will tell