NEW DELHI: India will soon get the first lot of much needed rapid anti-body test kits from China to aid the quick detection of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the novel coronavirus disease.
This comes at a time when the number of cases in the country has crossed the 12,000 mark and death toll has surpassed 400. “#IndiaFightsCoronavirus: A total of 650,000 kits, including rapid anti-body tests and RNA extraction kits have been despatched early today from Guangzhou Airport to #India | #2019nCoV #StayHomeSaveLives @MEAIndia @HarshShringla @DrSJaishankar," said Vikram Misri, Indian ambassador to China, on the social networking website Twitter.