nasal swab

In less than a year, an Indian Institute of Science (IISc) incubated startup named PathShodh Healthcare in Bengaluru has developed a portable antibody test kit that can identify COVID-19 infections and an individual’s immune response to the disease.

Coviself, a home testing kit for COVID-19, is being manufactured by a Pune-based company and will be available across pharmacies in India in the coming week.

With India grappling with the second wave of the SARS COV-2 virus that has recorded more paediatric cases this year, Dr Krishan Chugh explains the do's and don'ts when it comes to COVID-19 positive children

Blood sample is drawn and tested in a lab for the virus.