Which of the following IITs has developed Covid RNA test kit called “COVIHOME”?

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Who: IIT Hyderabad
What: Develops Country’s First Rapid Electronic Covid RNA Test Kit
When: published on 27th July 2021

India’s first Rapid electronic Covid-19 RNA Test kit that allows self-testing at home called ‘COVIHOME’ has been developed by a research group at the Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH). According to the Project Incharge, Govind Singh, the kit has been validated by the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) and can be used to check for Covid-19 trace at the comfort of home with no harm, in about 20 minutes. “We have named it ‘COVIHOME’ as the test can be conducted easily at the comfort of your home,” Mr Singh told ANI.

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