"Invitro" Will Begin Testing For Antibodies From May 18 In Four Cities Of Russia

"Invitro" will begin testing for antibodies from May 18 in four cities of Russia

The study will be available to residents of Moscow and the Moscow region, as well as St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Chelyabinsk.

Photo: Press Service of the Mayor and the Moscow Government / Denis Grishkin

This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of "Invitro". In the future, the geography of testing will be expanded to all cities of Russia, where the company's medical offices are represented.

The study will be available to everyone who does not have ARVI symptoms - fever, cough, shortness of breath, runny nose. You can take the test not only in the medical office of "Invitro", but also at home by calling the mobile team. The service is available for both individuals and legal entities. The company believes that testing for antibodies in the blood will be especially in demand in the healthcare sector and at large enterprises.

The cost of the study will be 950 rubles, plus the cost of taking the biomaterial. In "Invitro" warned that the test results will have to wait 10 days, since the demand for this type of research is very high. But with the full technological readiness of the laboratories, the terms will be reduced to two working days, the company specifies.

On the eve of Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced a program of mass testing for antibodies by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Testing will become available to citizens in 30 clinics in the capital this week. Subsequently, it is planned to do up to 200 thousand tests per day.

According to the mayor, weekly up to 70 thousand Muscovites will receive invitations to come to the clinic and take ELISA tests for the disease. “Thus, we will conduct screening studies on a large scale, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, at an early stage to identify the incidence,” Sobyanin emphasized.