NEW DELHI: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) late Wednesday invited quotations from manufacturers for supply of 1 million kits to test patients suspected of suffering from COVID-19.
These kits have to be supplied to the medical research body’s regional facilities at Mumbai, Delhi, Dibrugarh, Chennai, Hyderabad and Bhopal.
Any manufacturer with an Indian-based supplier can bid in the tender that closes at 1230pm today, showing the urgency in the government to tackle coronavirus which has so far claimed 12 lives in the country.
There are currently 581 active cases in the country. ICMR has sought details on rates per kit along with the number of tests that can be done in one kit.