Govt of Maharashtra, has received about 28,800 RT-PCR testing kits, ICMR has received 20,160 kits and Metropolis Labs and Apollo Hospitals have been given 8,088 kits and 17,280 kits, respectively Consumer goods major Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) has donated over 74000 RT-PCR covid-19 testing kits worth ₹13 crore to help ramp up testing of patients in the country, the company said today.
RT-PCR stands for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. While the govt of Maharashtra, has received about 28,800 RT-PCR testing kits, the Indian Council of Medical Research has received 20,160 kits and Metropolis Labs and Apollo Hospitals have been given 8088 kits and 17,280 kits, respectively.