{"id":12202,"date":"2020-03-26T05:42:01","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T05:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=12202"},"modified":"2020-03-26T05:42:02","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T05:42:02","slug":"mylab-altona-diagnostics-developed-test-kits-for-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/mylab-altona-diagnostics-developed-test-kits-for-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Mylab &#038; Altona Diagnostics developed test kits for COVID-19"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions and Germany\u2019s\nAltona Diagnostics have developed test kits for COVID-19 and also approved by\nthe Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The two companies have also\nreceived approval to mass manufacture the kits after they received commercial\napproval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The kits have approved by the United States Food and Drugs\nAdministration or certified by the European Union were allowed to offer commercial\ntests for detecting SARS CoV-2. However, ICMR stated that it is no longer a\nrequirement and even those approved by the National Institute of Virology (NIV)\nwould be eligible for testing. The approval from National Institute of Virology\n(NIV) to MyLabs is expected to provide major support to the \u2018Make in India\u2019\nprogramme in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pune-based MyLab Discovery Solutions and Germany\u2019s Altona Diagnostics have developed test kits for COVID-19 and also approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). The two companies have also received approval to mass manufacture the kits after they received commercial approval from the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO). 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