IIT Kharagpur makes Corona test portable device, costs Rs 400

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur said on Saturday that its researchers have developed a portable diagnostic device, which provides a coronavirus test report in 60 minutes at an estimated cost of just Rs 400. IIT Kharagpur said, 'One can use this entire non-invasive Liva-based test as an alternative to lab devices at a very low cost, it is a portable device.' IIT Kharagpur stated that the results of this new technique have been strictly validated by all standard laboratory controls obtained from an RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) machine using synthetic viral RNA. Arindam Mondal, an assistant professor at the School of Bio-Science at IIT Kharagpur, said in a statement, 'The portable device developed by the IIT Kharagpur researchers is not only capable of examining the corona but also the device by following the normal procedure of any other RNA virus Can detect the type of symptom. ' If a pilot facility is required, the equipment developed by researchers at IIT Kharagpur will cost around Rs 2,000. The same portable unit can be used to test a large number of samples. After every check, only paper and cartridge will need to be changed. AIIT Kharagpur said that the device is ready for sale in the market. Any corporator or start-up can contact the institute to get it.

AIIMS doctor said, aggressive investigation reduced corona cases in Delhi

After the troubling surge in Kovid-19 cases in Delhi, some reduction in the number of cases can be breathed to relief and now it seems that this will be overcome soon. A doctor from AIIMS called it an aggressive investigation and said that this is why Delhi could get out of this health crisis. He also stressed that people should not decrease their protection against this viral infection. Dr. Neeraj Nischal, Associate Professor of Department of Medicine at AIIMS told IANS, 'It is clear that the policy of investigation, detection, isolation and infection investigation has reduced the number of the corona. The same is happening in Delhi, the number of cases is decreasing. ” He said, 'I would like to give one more important reason for the reduction in infection and that is people's participation. Most people follow social distancing rules quite well, which helps in some way. ” Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had said in a recent statement, “We have stepped up the investigation in Delhi. Initially, 31 out of 100 people were found to be corona infected and only 13 out of 100 people were found to be corona positive. These things show that the situation is under control and it is no longer as dangerous as it was a month ago. ” Asked about the possibility of herd immunity under the auspices of a recent head-to-head investigation in Delhi, Nischal insisted that now that the cases are declining, people should avoid going to malls or gathering crowds Should not do