Antibody Testing Kits Developed By NIV Pune

The National Institute of Virology in Pune has developed and validated the indigenious IgG Elisa test 'COVID KAVACH ELISA" for antibody detection for COVID-19. 

The test was validated at two sites in Mumbai and was found to correctly identify those with antibodies (sensitivity) and those without the antibodies (specificity).

The ICMR is partnering with Zydus Cadilla  for mass scale production of the ELISA test which can test 90 samples in a run of 2.5 hours.