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Laboratory Business #Disruption in 2020 by #COVID. Before COVID arrival Biochemistry

was Growing fastest. After COVID arrival Microbiology will be growing fastest. Wiser will
see all #Disruptions as #Opportunity

@velumania China set up Mask factory in 7 days, production capacity of 10 million pcs
per day and only need 1 technician

#MASKSHORTAGE #HealthCareWorkers

Still only in Mumbai. Slow but progress in availability of 1. Reagent Kits. 2. PPE kits. 3. HR
to Collect Swab 4. HR to do the test. But still blocked with - Movement of HR due to
#LockDown

Govt approves Immuno Tests finally. With a word of caution. Stocks awaited. Now India,
if wishes to Test, Test and Test - It can. This is easy to do blood test.

Both Immuno and PCR tests have their own place for #COVID My views about
interpreting technology and role of immunity I have put in simplified Science.I still
strongly believe that it is Demographic dividend. For the rest you must read
Immunology.If i am right,i would be happy

y Maths says - if world loses 1 in Lakh for #COVD19 India will lose less than 1 in Crore.
Risk is 1/10 due to poverty powered immunity and again 1/10 is demographic Dividend.
Relax. But focus on precautions twitter.com/velumania/stat
https:// us/1238136977506979842
15 days back I said. India is lucky to have advantage against #COVID. Many trolled me. I
thought I could be wrong. But now, I advise them to find out what gives the advantage.
#MeraBharatMahan. Continue #SocialDistanacing but appeal to end #LockDown early.

it relief: comparatively < deaths. But stress is due lack of supply of Reagents, beds and
Ventilators. INR is not as tempting as $ for limited supply. #LockDown was to have more
supplies than the demand, but it is not happening in the pace it is needed.

Motivating to see we have moved fast in outbreak management. It is also possible to set
up #COVID swab collection facility in similar logic. Single Train can collect 10,000 a day.
To implement “Test, Test, Test”-Major Challenge is logistics #Safer #Convenient
#Cheaper #Faster

Hospitals and labs please find encl consumable manufacturers.If any has a better list
including Reagents, PPE , VTM and Ventilator - makers, write to covid@thyrocare.com I
Will compile and share. Let us prepare us for ending #lockdown

Opportunity: Desperate need of the hour is Logistics. Within 48 hrs we can make time
tables for National and State Highways. In long run - this will be 10,000 crore Industry. If
you RT - Tag state and national logistics cos and appropriate authorities. #LockDown.
#COVID

Appeal: 1 for COVID. To Govt. Avoid any tax for an year for any #COVID Fighting
Gadgets and Consumables. It can reduce the deaths by 30%. I know it is not easy to do.
But “What is easy to do is not right to do. What is right to do is not easy to do.”
#Expedite please.

Tyajas ekam kulasyarthe; Gramasyarthe kulam tyajet; Gramam janapadasyarthe;

Atmarthe Prithvim Tyajet -- Mahabharata. Family prevails over individual; Village over
family; Nation over Village; The realised one gives up the whole earth. This is individual
society trade off twitter.com/sgurumurthy/st
https:// atus/1244145930716102657

வரப்பு உயர நீர் உயரும்: நீர் உயர நெல் உயரும். வரப்பு உயரக் குடி உயரும் குடி உயரக் கோல் உயரும்.

Appeal 4: For Brilliant Brains. I am from village. Was poor. Was Farmer. Was
Mathematician. Was Scientist. Is Entrepreneur. Not an MBA. IIT. IIM. CS. CA. Have
employed 8000 freshers. If I could do it, why not you. It is your time. #Focus on #COVID.
#Echo Tag BioTechs also.

Keep on eating will die faster ! Keep on feeding will live longer. !! खाते रहोगे तो जल्दी मर
जाओगे खिलाते रहें गे तो लं बे जीवित रहें गे தொடர்ந்து சாப்பிட்டால் வேகமாக இறந்துவிடுவீரக
் ள்
தொடர்ந்து உணவளித்தால் நீண்ட காலம் வாழ்வீர்கள்

What a $20,000 plus percapita income country can do cannot be done by a $2500. A
good English might sound logical in Social Media. Pause the spread as long as possible -
appears to life saving. Though livelihood challenging. #COVID truths. Do not violate
#LockDown.

Fully agree. Prudent practice even in established institutions to identify positives in mass
blood based epidemiological screenings. This is Swab based. Without guidelines doing it
would be crime. Price can come down drastically for #COVID Testing.

Breaking again. #Siemens could import 1,00,000 PCR tests timely in spite of global
#Lockdown. Single Largest Consignment. Thank the timely help rendered by
@CMOMaharashtra
@AUThackeray
@DGCAIndia
@BOMairport
@mybmc
for going out of way. #TimelyRain. #Arpan #MCS
Being a responsible citizen and also the veteran leader in Indian IVD market,
@sureshvazirani
must be exploring - all potential - own manufacturing, JVs, making or assembling for this
#COVID too . #SpeedMatters
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mangesh
@mangeshddpl
· Apr 3
Replying to @sureshvazirani @velumania and 6 others
Sir Can we make technology like cephied made GeneXpert?. I will be most suitable in
indian subcontinent if its price comes down and this is possible only TBM takes interest.

Pooling is not fooling public. Pooling is for scaling testing. Pooling is for fighting
#COVID. It can be fail proof Pricing possible: Rich PCR - 4500 (Routine strategy) Poor
PCR - 1500. (Pooled strategy) If it makes sense RT

Adv countries already practice.

Reagent cost, testing cost, PPE cost plus collection cost = Test cost. Do not confuse.
what is cost in Gold? Is it 10Rs per gram??
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Options Greeks
@Options_greeks
· Apr 4
Replying to @velumania
IF 16 samples are mixed to pool the test then the poor’s cost is roughly ₹300 right?
Breaking:
@thermofisher
supplied today, a bigger size, higher capacity with faster PCR results. Another organised
IVD global supplier. Three more global brands on the way. Now we can say, availability
of reagents is not a problem for #COVID testing. Thank you
@AnthakJagjit

In a Pandemic, under #LockDown Is that not 130 crs a too big to handle? Is that not we
have a competent Health Minister in each state? Is that not a failure to delegate powers,
responsibilities to states? Unprecedented Deserved, Unprecedented Decisions

Dr. A. Velumani.
@velumania

PhD in Thyroid. Thyrocare MD. #COVID needs #Focus. covid.purchase@thyrocare.com.

Good news for Malayalies! Italian San Raffaele University Hospital starts using AI based
Chest X-Ray analysis system for #Covid19 patients. Sequoia-backed Qure.ai is founded
http://

by Pattambi native Prasanth Warrier.

@pwarier
@qure_ai
(1/n) #Manorama