New Q COVID-19 AG test kit to provide results within 1 hour: Himanta

June 1: During a press briefing in Guwahati on Wednesday afternoon, State Health Minister, Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma said, “Guwahati city alone has recorded 1,212 cases between 24th June and 30th June. On 1st July, till the time of this press conference, 157 additional positive cases were recorded in the city.” He further informed that, “Home minister Amit Shah said that the condition of Guwahati is worrisome. He asked us to conduct at least 10,000 tests per day.”

It is in this context that the State Health Minister informed that a new testing kit will be used for the screening of possible COVID-19 cases in Guwahati. The kit named, Q COVID-19 Ag Test kit can detect cases in about 15 minutes to 1 hour. Training of the medical staff for the new testing kit will take place on Thursday. Following that, the testing model will be implemented from 3 July.

The minister further informed that those who will tested negative with the help of the new Q COVID-19 AG Test will be tested for a second time by means of ITPCR testing. However, the positive cases which will be detected by the new test will be treated as because it will be a confirmed test.