IIT Delhi starts COVID-19 testing facility on its campus

IIT Delhi has started the COVID-19 facility at its campus at a minimal cost for its employees as well as the general public. 

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi has set up a COVID-19 testing facility at its campus, the institute announced. The JITM Skills Pvt. Ltd. is offering RT-PCR based COVID-19 test at just Rs 1200 at sample collection booth in IIT Delhi. JITM Skills Pvt. Ltd is an ICMR approved and NABL accredited laboratory. At present, the cost of the RT-PCR test at private labs is Rs 2400.

The laboratory is conducting the tests through RT-PCR kit COROSURE developed with IIT Delhi. The COROSURE testing kit has been manufactured using the diagnostic assay developed by premier technology institute IIT Delhi. The first such testing facility was inaugurated by Prof V. Ramgopal Rao, Director, IIT Delhi on the campus on Tuesday for the institute employees as well as the general public.

The sample collection facility has been set up near IIT Metro Station Gate No. 03, which is adjacent to the IIT Delhi's Gate No. 1. JITM Skills Pvt. Ltd. will collect samples for COVID-19 RT-PCR Test from today. The sample collection facility will provide services to the people between 7 am to 7 pm every day. The test report will be available within 24 hours.

Doctor's prescription, as well as a prior appointment for the RT-PCR test during the camp, won't be required.

The institute has been at its forefront of the fight against COVID-19. The IIT Delhi's incubated startups have together launched antiviral t-shirts and a COVID-19 protection lotion at an affordable price in October. The product, launched by two of the institute's incubated startups, which was part of an antiviral kit, was unveiled by IIT Delhi Director V Ramgopal Rao on October 2. The two startups are---E-TEX and Clensta. The kit consists of a novel Clensta protection lotion, hand sanitiser, E-TEX Kawach Antiviral T-Shirt and Kawach Mask.

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