Kerala-based Research institute develops low-cost diagnostic kit ‘Chitra GeneLAMP-N’ that can confirm Covid-19 in 2 hrs

Trivandrum, Kerala-based Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Science and Technology has developed a low cost diagnostic test kit that can confirm COVID-19 cases in just two hours.
The test kit has been named Chitra GeneLAMP-N.
The diagnostic test kit can detect coronavirus in 10 minutes, and the ‘sample to result’ (from RNA extraction in swab to RT-LAMP detection time) time take less than two hours.
The new diagnostic kit is cost-effective as each test will cost the lab Rs. 1,000, which is less than the minimum cost of COVID-19 tests being carried out at present.
A total of 30 samples can be tested in a single batch and the machines are estimated to cost Rs 2.5 lakh.
The test kit is funded by the Department of Science & Technology.