“The regents’ kit was developed on behalf of the head of the FMBA of Russia Veronika Skvortsova and is intended for use in clinical laboratory diagnostics of acute respiratory infections to study RNA samples from human biological material obtained from individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19,” the message says.
The FMBA stressed that thanks to a special set from the “AmpliTest” line, it is possible to distinguish the “omicron” strain from the “delta” variant within an hour and a half.