IIT Hyderabad develops Rs 550 test kit that detects Covid-19 in 20 mins

The test kit has been developed at a cost of Rs 550 and it can be reduced to up to Rs 350 when taken to mass production

A team of researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Hyderabad claims to have developed a first-of-its-kind Covid-19 test kit that can deliver results within 20 minutes.

The test kit has a price of Rs 550 and it can be reduced to Rs 350 when taken to mass production, they said.
 

The researchers claimed that the alternative test method is not based on the Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) -- the method currently being used for Covid-19 testing.

While a patent has been filed for the test kit, the team has conducted clinical trials at ESIC Medical College