Laboratory in 4 cities of tamil Nadu to detect Omicron in 3 hours!!!
Waltham, Massachusetts-based Thermo Fisher’s polymerase chain reaction (PCR) TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit and TaqPath COVID-19 CE-IVD RT-PCR Kit, which test for the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus causing COVID-19), provides accurate results for samples with the new variant of the virus, B.1.1.529 (“Omicron”).
The government of tamil Nadu has set up laboratory facilities in 4 cities, including chennai and Coimbatore, to detect the mutated Omicron type coronavirus in 3 hours. The Omicron type of infection has begun to spread in countries including South Africa. In this situation, the government of tamil Nadu has introduced a test kit called TaqPath, which can detect such vulnerabilities within 3 hours. To prevent the spread of Omicron, this type of testing has been started in a total of 12 government laboratories in chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy, and Madurai, where the international airports are located. This is to monitor whether there is any change in the genes of foreign travelers.
Newly diagnosed Omicron coronaviruses usually have to wait up to 7 days for genetic analysis to diagnose them. In this case, testing with a test kit called TaqPath, recommended by the World health Organization, can detect any changes in the gene within 3 hours. Based on that, the authorities said that the victim can be isolated immediately and appropriate treatment can be carried out in a hurry.
