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Zydus Cadila supplies 30,000 COVID KAVACH Elisa test kits to ICMR

The kits, to be used for antibody detection of Covid-19, have been manufactured in collaboration (via technology transfer) with ICMR-NIV of Pune for surveillance purposes

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A medic works on a sample for COVID-19 Rapid Test at a camp during the nationwide lockdown imposed in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Bhubaneswar, Monday, April 20, 2020 | Photo: PTI

Vinay Umarji Ahmedabad
Cadila Healthcare (Zydus Cadila) on Thursday said it has supplied the first batch of 30,000 Covid Kavach ELISA test kits gratis to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

The kits, to be used for antibody detection of Covid-19, have been manufactured in technology transfer with ICMR-National Institute of Virology (NIV) in Pune for surveillance purposes.

Pankaj R Patel, chairman of Cadila Healthcare, said the kits are being supplied at no cost.

Manufactured by Zydus Cadila, the test kits have been validated by NIV-Pune and were found to have high sensitivity and specificity. Termed Covid Kavach ELISA, the kits have