Question: COBAS 6800, a testing machine dedicated to nation on May 14, 2020 is equipped to perform how many tests in one day?
(a) 1000
(b) 500
(c) 1200
(d) 800
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare visited the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and dedicated the COBAS 6800 testing machine to the nation on May 14, 2020.
- This is the first such testing machine that has been procured by the Government for testing of COVID-19 cases and is installed at the National Centre for Disease Control.
- COBAS 6800:
- COBAS 6800 is a fully automated, high end machine for performing real time PCR testing COVID-19 in the service of nation.
- It will provide quality, high-volume testing with a high throughput of test around 1200 samples in 24 hours. It will largely increase the testing capacity with reduction in pendency.
- It is enabled with robotics that minimizes the chance of contamination as well as the risk of infection to the health care workers.
- COBAS 6800 can also detect other pathogens like Viral Hepatitis B & C, HIV, MTb (both rifampicin and isoniazide resistance), Papilloma, CMV, Chlamydia, Neiserreia etc.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
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