CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A low-cost COVID-19 test “Corosure” has been developed by which IIT?
A
IIT Delhi
B
IIT Guwahati
C
IIT Bhopal
D
IIT Roorkee
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A rapid diagnostic test (RDT) of a sample of the respiratory tract of a person helps to detect the viral proteins (antigens) related to the COVID-19 virus. This ensures a speedy and accurate diagnosis and its usage is CDC-approved.

Detailed explanation-2: -In clinical evaluations with 102 self-test users, the Panbio™ COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test correctly identified 100.0% (81 out of 81) of SARS-CoV-2 negative samples with a confidence interval of 95.5% to 100.0%, and 95.2% (20 out of 21) of SARS-CoV-2 positive samples with a confidence interval of 76.2% to 99.9%.

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