Amit Shah Launches RT-PCR test at Rs 499 & Result in 6 Hours
Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first mobile testing laboratory at the ICMR, and it will give the report in 6 hours.
The Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test is the most accurate test for COVID19 worldwide. It will now be available for free in Delhi. An official said that the cost of the test is Rs 499 and it will be borne by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Healthcare company SpiceHealth founded by SpiceJet Airline will set up many portable testing facilities across the country. This will make the RT-PCR testing easily accessible. The results of the RT-PCR test will be made available to the person within just six hours from the time of sample collection. At present it takes an average 24-48 hours for a similar test report.
The testing kits and laboratory facilities have been certified by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL)
The company added that the majority of the tests will be conducted in collaboration with the Government of India and state governments. The first testing facility has been set up in Delhi. Initially each testing laboratory will be able to process 3,000 test reports in a day.Many more such testing facilities will come up in different parts of Delhi and other parts of India soon. On 23rd November, Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the first mobile testing laboratory at the ICMR, AIIMS, in the presence of Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Harsh Vardhan, SpiceJet CMD Ajay Singh, and SpiceHealth CEO Avani Singh.
