CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The FELUDA test kit is developed by a team of scientists at the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). FELUDA is also the world’s first diagnostic test to use a specially developed Cas9 protein to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus.

Detailed explanation-2: -There are two common types of COVID-19 diagnostic tests: Molecular tests, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and other nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) tests, which detect genetic material called RNA from the virus.

Detailed explanation-3: -Serology-Based Antibody Testing Antibodies in the blood are detected when the body is responding to a specific infection, like COVID-19. IgM is one of the first types of antibodies to be produced and is the most useful for determining recent infection.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Panbio™ COVID-19 Antigen Self-Test has been shown in clinical evaluations, performed by professional health care persons, to correctly identify 99.8% (403 out of 404) of SARSCoV-2 negative nasal samples with a confidence interval of 98.6% to 100.0% (known as test specificity).