CDSCO approves 67 Indian firms for antibody rapid testing kits

Central Drug Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has approved as many as 67 Indian firms for antibody rapid testing kits for testing COVID-19.

Highlights:
♦ Out of 67 companies, 5 are using indigenous kits and 62 other companies are importing antibody rapid testing kits from other countries, such as China, South Korea, the United Kingdom, France, and Israel.
♦ As of 16 April, India’s coronavirus tally crossed the 12,000 mark with the tally reading at 12,380 cases, as per the data provided by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
♦ Out of the total number, 10,477 patients are active cases and 1,489 patients have been cured, discharged and migrated. COVID-19 took a death toll of 414.