Who can do corona test while sitting at home? ICMR issued advisory

Regarding RAT at home, ICMR said – Indiscriminate testing is not recommended

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued an advisory on Wednesday, stating that the COVID-19 test at home using Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) is advisable only for people with symptoms and immediate contact with cases found positive from the lab. Is given only for

Apart from this, it has been said in the advisory, “Indiscriminate testing is not recommended. Home testing should be done according to the procedure described by the manufacturer in the user manual.

ICMR has suggested users to download the home testing mobile app on their smartphone and said that the app is a comprehensive guide to the testing process and it will give positive or negative test results to the patient.

ICMR has said, “All users are advised to click the picture of the test strip from the same mobile phone which has been used for downloading the mobile app and user registration after completing the testing process.” The data from your mobile phone app will be captured centrally in a secure server that is connected to the ICMR COVID-19 testing portal, where ultimately all the data will be stored. Patient confidentiality will be maintained completely. ”

Council has said that all the people who come positive in the test can be considered as genuine positive, so there will be no need for re-testing.

However, the ICMR has said that people with negative symptoms found in RAT should undergo RTPCR test immediately. He has said, “This is especially important because some positive cases with low viral load in the RAT are feared to be missed.” All RAT-negative people with symptoms can be treated as suspected COVID-19 cases. ”

ICMR has stated that the CoviSelf (PathoCatch) Covid-19 OTC antigen LF device made by Pune-based Mylab Discovery Solutions Limited has been approved.