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On March 18, virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale hit a major milestone. She and her colleagues submitted India’s first native COVID-19 diagnostic test for validation by the National Institute of Virology. Hours later, Bhosale achieved another milestone. She gave birth to a baby girl. The research team had worked tirelessly for six weeks to prepare the test kit during Bhosale’s final trimester. She even pushed through a pregnancy complication to ensure the test could be used across the country as quickly as possible.
“This was the time to work and develop a test for the country that could be used reliably. It is true that the hours are longer, but then the reason why we are doing this is bigger than an individual,” Bhosale tells The Scientist. “It was challenging to work until the end, but then it was a team effort.”
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