Dry Run Of Omicron Detection Kits Begins In 4 Odisha Cities

Other than Omicron variant, the kit can also detect variants like Alpha, Beta, Gama and Delta of SARS-CoV2, claim the manufacturers.

Dry Run Of Omicron Detection Kits Begins In 4 Odisha Cities

A dry run to test the efficacy of OmiSure kits, developed to detect the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2, begun in Odisha on Wednesday, informed the State Health Services Director, Bijay Mohapatra.

Around 30,000 OmiSure kits, developed by Tata Medical and Diagnostics, have reached the State in the first phase. The Odisha government has placed an order to procure 5 lakh Omicron testing kits.