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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which IIT has developed India’s first Rapid electronic Covid-19 RNA Test kit that allows self-testing at home called ‘COVIHOME’?
A
IIT Hyderabad
B
IIT Delhi
C
IIT Roorkee
D
IIT Raurkela
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-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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