Also Read | Black Fungus: Punjab cases rise to 188, CM orders ramp-up of alternate drugsSharing information about the machine, the minister said that ‘ID Now’ machine "provides results within six to thirteen minutes with the capacity to conduct 30 tests a day".
He said that this will be helpful for testing emergency and IPD samples. "This is a major boon at a time when there is high demand for testing of critical patients," he said.Also Read | Punjab extends lockdown till 10 June with minor relaxations.
Details hereThe minister further said that the machine is portable and a first of its kind RT-PCR-based which can easily be taken to villages for testing.