<p class="title">The Tata Trust has donated rapid testing kits to the district which detects novel coronavirus in just 10 minutes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The Tata Trust has donated the rapid testing kit to the district which is being used on an experimental basis,” said district health and family welfare officer Dr S N Vijay Kumar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The kits detect Covid-19 based on blood samples alone. The kits were used to test blood samples of Dr Vijay Kumar and district AIDS control officer Dr M Jagadish. The health department has planned to test 6000 people in the district using the kits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People are forced to wait for Covid-19 tests. At present, throat swabs and blood samples are sent to Bengaluru for a report. Report is delivered 48 hours after the test. The kits will reduce burden on laboratory in Bengaluru, besides saving time.</p>
<p class="title">The Tata Trust has donated rapid testing kits to the district which detects novel coronavirus in just 10 minutes.</p>.<p class="bodytext">“The Tata Trust has donated the rapid testing kit to the district which is being used on an experimental basis,” said district health and family welfare officer Dr S N Vijay Kumar.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The kits detect Covid-19 based on blood samples alone. The kits were used to test blood samples of Dr Vijay Kumar and district AIDS control officer Dr M Jagadish. The health department has planned to test 6000 people in the district using the kits.</p>.<p class="bodytext">People are forced to wait for Covid-19 tests. At present, throat swabs and blood samples are sent to Bengaluru for a report. Report is delivered 48 hours after the test. The kits will reduce burden on laboratory in Bengaluru, besides saving time.</p>
