Question: Which indian organisation has recently developed kiosk for COVID-19 sample collection?
(a)ICMR
(b)AIIMS
(c)OFB
(d)DRDO
Answer: (d)
Related facts:
- Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad, a laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed COVID Sample Collection Kiosk (COVSACK) on April 14, 2020.
- The unit has been developed by DRDL in consultation with the doctors of Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Hyderabad.
- COVSACK:
- It is a kiosk to be used by healthcare workers for taking COVID-19 samples from suspected infected patients.
- Patient under test walks into the Kiosk and a nasal or oral swab is taken by health care professional from outside through the built in gloves.
- The Kiosk is automatically disinfected without the need for human involvement, making the process free of infection spread.
- The COVSACK costs nearly Rs 1 lakh and the identified industry based at Belgaum, Karnataka can support 10 units per day.
Author: Himanshu Shukla
Link:
https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=1614372