Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Price cap on Covid tests could be affecting diagnosis, skewing data

The ORF-1a, RdRp, E, N, and S genes are most frequently targeted for Sars-CoV-2 detection by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing, which is the standard test for Covid-19 diagnosis in India. The test that can successfully identify the variant is a three-gene test, where one of the genes doesn’t show up in the result because of a mutation in the virus.

source https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/price-cap-on-covid-tests-could-be-affecting-diagnosis-skewing-data/story-ItTR0ynFpasIVj1pBn5UrJ.html

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