CDRI Develops Omicron Testing Kit named “OM”

CDRI Develops Omicron Testing Kit named “OM”

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Category : National Published on: January 27 2022

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  • CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) has developed an indigenous RT-PCR diagnostic kit, ‘Om’, for the testing of the Omicron variant of coronavirus. 
  • It is the first kit made by any government institution, and the third to be made indigenously, for specific testing of Omicron. 
  • Currently, two more such kits developed by private players are available in the market. The kit will give test results in around two hours.
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