The Indian Council of Medical Research has approved an Indian molecular biology company, Mylab Discovery Solutions’ rapid antigen Covid-19 test, CoviSelf, for self-use. This is the first Covid-19 self-test approved in the country. The test can be used to test symptomatic people and direct contacts of confirmed cases.
Priced at $3.43 in the Indian market, the nasal swab test yields results in 15 minutes. It is available for over-the-counter use and does not require a prescription. Mylab Discovery Solutions’ director Sujit Jain said, “This easy-to-use test combines with Myab’s AI-powered mobile app so that a user can know his/her positive/negative status, submit the result to ICMR directly for traceability, and know what to do next.” Currently, Mylab produces ten million tests per week.
Mylab has signed up Bollywood megastar Akshay Kumar as its brand ambassador:
