The Jawaharlal Nehru University’s (JNU) is developing a low-cost, portable and battery-operated coronavirus testing device.
The device will be able to complete testing in 50 minutes while it takes 120-180 minutes through the conventional method.
As per the JNU, the technology will cost Rs 60,000 to Rs 1 lakh as compared to conventional real-time PCR which comes at Rs 10-15 lakh.