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Bione launches India’s 1st home screening test kit for COVID-19
April 6, 2020

Bengaluru based startup Bione, a genetic and microbiome testing firm has launched India’s 1st home screening test kit for COVID-19 & is approved by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).

To take the test using the kit one has to clean the finger with an alcohol swab and use the lancet provided to finger-prick & the provided cartridge reads the results within 5-10 minutes.

The prices of the kit ranges from Rs 2,000 to 3,000 & it will be delivered within 2-3 days of ordering.

The easy-to-use kit will be deployed in the market after quality checks & approvals from the regulatory authority.

Regardless of the results in the screening kit, the company advises people to undergo laboratory testing if someone shows signs of corona virus.

Earlier the company had also developed a Microbiome test kit to check gut dysbiosis and also genetic tests to predict susceptibil