India's first self-use Covid test kit to be available at 700,000 pharmacies

It takes 2 minutes to conduct test and 15 minutes to get result, says director of MyLab Discovery Solutions

MyLab Discovery Solutions, the Pune-based company that has developed India’s first self-use Rapid Antigen Test Kit for Covid-19 called CoviSelf, said the test will be available for use next week in more than 700,000 pharmacies across India. 

The product will also be distributed through the company’s online pharmacy partners. Sujeet Jain, director of MyLab Discovery Solutions said the company is targeting to reach 90% pin code regions in India. 

"It takes 2 minutes to conduct test and 15 minutes to get result. This test is for self-use. If you test positive via this there's no need for an RT PCR