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TULIPS to develop Covid-19 Swabs in India

Kolkata, May 19 (UNI) Amid calls for increased coronavirus testing nationwide, Suparshva Swabs (TULIPS) today announced that it is currently producing over 2 million COVID-19 SWABS per week, which would increase to over 5 million per week by the end of May 2020, to accelerate COVID-19 testing.
The company is ramping up production, by converting its production lines and reconfiguring equipment, of some of its manufacturing capabilities.
It has largest installed capacity of cotton buds in Asia and possesses capability of taking the COVID-19 swab production to over 30 million swabs per week, if required in due course.
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