Air India bans RT-PCR tests through Point of Care devices, Companies say decision unfair

MUMBAI: Air India, India’s national carrier, has banned Covid-19 tests done with point-of-care systems such as TrueNat and CBNAAT for passengers travelling to the United Arab Emirates, denying many of them boarding.

Manufacturers of TrueNat and CBNAAT (cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test) systems said the decision was taken without any explanation and has put their customers in trouble. TrueNat has reached out to ICMR and Air India to reverse the decision.