GUWAHATI: Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan launched a mobile lab for COVID testing which can be deployed in rural and remote areas.
“Launched India’s first mobile lab for #COVID19 testing to promote last-mile testing access in rural & inaccessible areas of India. Present with me on the occasion was Smt @RenuSwarup Ji, Secretary, @DBTIndia,” tweeted the minister informing about the same.
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The mobile laboratory, also called as the I-Lab or the Infectious Diseases Diagnostic will help in promoting last-mile testing.
The laboratory can run 50 RT-PCR and 200 ELISA tests in a day.
ELISA stands for enzyme-linked immunoassay. It is a commonly used laboratory test to detect antibodies in the blood.