National Institute of Virology in Pune have paced up the process of kit manufacturing and two manufacturers have already been approved reveals Balram Bhargava, director of ICMR.

He steers clear that FDA/CE approval isn't mandatory and ICMR-NIV approved tests that will be done on fast-track basis will also be acceptable for COVID-19 testing. 12 laboratory chains that have 15000 collection centres across India have already started functioning.