The Union health ministry’s guidelines for COVID-19 testing in private laboratories has complicated matters for Indian manufacturers as on...
The Union health ministry’s guidelines for COVID-19 testing in private laboratories has complicated matters for Indian manufacturers as only the United States Food and Drug Administration or European Conformitè Europëenne (CE) certified kits was mandated for use, The Times of India reported on Monday. These guidelines, released by the ministry on Saturday, excluded all the Indian National Virology Institute-validated test kits.
At least 80 districts across the country, with confirmed coronavirus cases or deaths, went into lockdown as three more people in the country died on Sunday, taking the toll to seven. The Indian Council of Medical Research’s last update said a total of 396 people have been infected as of Sunday evening.
“Where will labs get FDA or CE approved kits overnight when most countries are not allowing exports?” said an unidentified owner of a laboratory. “This would mean that even Chinese and South Korean kits, if imported cannot be used.”
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