NEW DELHI : The diagnostic kit manufactured by the South Korean Biotech firm, Seegene has been validated by National Institute of Virology (NIV), Pune to test the increasing number of suspected COVID-19 cases in the country.
The government has speeded-up the process of evaluating new testing kits made by Indian manufactures and those from other countries, which have not yet been approved by US-Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or EUA-CE (European) by setting up a fast-track mechanism at NIV-Pune.
It has so far has completed evaluation of 14 testing kits out of which three testing kits showed 100% results and have been validated by the lab and can now be used by ICMR recommended government and private laboratories across the country This