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COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Kit at with "CoviSelf"ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲೇ ಕೊರೋನಾ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ "ಕೋವಿಸೆಲ್ಪ್"ಟೆಸ್ಟಿಂಗ್ ಕಿಟ್ ಬಳಕೆ
What is Mylab Coviself, the self-testing Covid-19 kit ICMR has approved India's first Covid-19 self-testing kit. How does it work, and what are the arguments for and against testing yourself? Can the launch be a game-changer in Covid-19 management? How does a self-test kit help? Many states are going through a second wave of infections, putting pressure on diagnostics laboratories. The RT-PCR test, considered the gold standard for Covid-19 testing, takes 3-4 days to give results, delaying hospitalisation and treatment. Self-test kits can potentially be a game-changer in Covid-19 management in India. These can cut queues in laboratories, reduce costs, dissipate the burden on existing manpower for sample collection from homes, and provide quick results (within 15 minutes), leading to prompt treatment and isolation. Such a self-test kit was first approved in the US last November. A rapid-result all-in-one test kit produced by Lucira Health was given emergency use authorisation. Similar kits have been approved in Europe and South Korea too. How do I test myself? The kit comes with a pre-filled extraction tube, sterile nasal swab, a testing card, and biohazard bag. First download the CoviSelf app and enter all your details. The app will capture data on a secure server connected with the ICMR portal, where all test reports are available to government. Before taking the test, sanitise your hands and clean the surface on which the kit is to be placed. Insert the swab into your nose 2-4 cm inside, or until it touches the back of nasal tract, and rub it well to collect the specimen. The swab is then swirled inside the extraction tube to mix with the liquid inside, the tube is tightly closed, and two drops from the extraction tube’s outlet are spilled onto the testing card. The result comes within 15 minutes. A person is positive for Covid-19 if two lines appear on the testing card — on marker ’t’ for testing line, and ‘c’ for quality control line. If the person is negative, a single line appears on marker ‘c’. If the result takes more than 20 minutes to show, or if a line does not flash across marker ‘c’, then the test is invalid. Seal the tube and swab in the biohazard bag and dispose of it as biomedical waste. Coviself mylab Video Link: https://youtu.be/6wVppYNJLN4 Website Link: https://coviself.com/
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