Key-Points<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\nMyLab was one of the earliest entrants in domestic manufacturing of RT-PCR diagnostic kits for covid-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After getting approval for its product from the Indian Council of Medical Research and Drug Controller General of India ramp up production of Covid-19 testing kits and to expand its molecular diagnostic solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The government\u2019s insistence of conducting covid-19 tests only following a doctor\u2019s prescription has been the biggest bottleneck for the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mylab is currently operating at less than half of its capacity of 2 million per week due to low demand in the country and the prohibition of exports by the government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, around 10 million tests have been conducted for covid-19 in India, for which about 20% of the kits were supplied by MyLab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poonawalla also concurred saying that the government\u2019s insistence on doctor\u2019s prescription is keeping asymptomatic patients out of the radar, which is leading to undertesting of the disease in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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