ICMR approves first indigenous kit for testing Omicron variants

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Category : National Published on: January 06 2022

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The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has approved a testing kit for the detection of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus's Omicron variant.
The kit is manufactured by Tata Medical and Diagnostics and is named ‘OmiSure’.
The kit will be used to confirm the Omicron in patients with its S-Gene Target Failure (SGTF) strategy.
The kit currently being used in India to detect Omicron has been developed by Thermo Fisher, a US-based scientific instrument company.
The 'OmiSure' test kit will work like any other RT-PCR test kit. A swab will also be taken from the nose or mouth for testing with this kit.

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ICMR approves first indigenous kit for testing Omicron variants