CoviSelf Kit: How You Can Test Yourself For Covid-19 At Home

Highlights

• As the covid cases are at their peak in our nation, it’s necessary to have a self-testing Covid kit to reduce the burden on medical laboratories
• The ICMR has authorized a Covid-19 self-testing CoviSelf kit that everybody can use at their homes 
• Below mentioned is a 10-point guideline on how you can utilize it for testing at home. 

On May 19, India witnessed more than 20 lakh Covid tests. In any case, many whine that testing for Covid-19 by a lab isn’t simple, particularly in urban areas with huge caseloads. Presently, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has sanctioned a Covid 19 kit for self-testing. So there is no necessity to visit a laboratory centre to get yourself tested. 

About CoviSelf Kit

1. The Covid-19 testing kit to be utilized at home is known as CoviSelf. It is a rapid antigen testing (RAT) for the SARS-CoV-2. CoviSelf tests just the nasal sample of the individual needed to screen one’s Covid status. 

2. The ICMR claimed that home testing by RAT is mainly for people with symptoms of coronavirus. 

3. No prescription is required to collect samples with the CoviSelf kit. The test is “approved for non-prescription home usage with self-gathered nasal swab samples from people of 18 years and above,” the ICMR said. 

4. The CoviSelf kit has a manual specification on how to lead the Covid-19 test. The kit is set inside a pack that contains a nasal swab, a pre-filled separation tube, and a card for the testing.  

5. After securing the Covid 19 kit, individuals need to install the Mylab application on their cell phones and fill in all the necessary details. 

6. The user must be cautious while collecting the nasal sample. The swab head that comes inside the kit must not be touched. This swab should be embedded two-three centimetres inside the nostrils and moved five times in both the nostril. 

7. Next, the user has to dip in the swab in the extraction buffer. After dipping, the nasal swab should be turned multiple times, ensuring that the test sample is collected in the extraction tube. 

8. There is a breakpoint that is marked on the swab. Break the tip of the swab and dispose of the rest of it. Cover the buffer with an attached seal cover and fix the lid tightly. 

9. Now, add two drops of the collected antigen tube sample into the kit by squeezing the tube. Outcomes will show up in 10-15 minutes. If the result doesn’t reflect in 20 minutes, then the Covid 19 test is negative. The outcome that shows up in the following 20 minutes is not legitimate. 

10. The results would be accessible on the application. The application is majorly associated with the server of ICMR, indicating the agency about the outcome. A positive result is affirmed. However, a negative test result of an individual with Covid 19 symptoms must go for an RT-PCR test. 

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Conclusion

The ICMR said individuals taking the CoviSelf test for testing of Covid-19 wouldn’t risk their data. It will be safe and won’t cause any danger to patient secrecy. Mylab Discovery Solutions, the designer of the CoviSelf kit, said that each test kit would sell at Rs.250.

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