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"Inspite of being in the final stages of her pregnancy, Dr Minal Dakhave gave us everything till the last hour before she herself delivered a baby girl."

- Dr Gautam Wankhede of #Mylab — 1st Indian firm to get full approval to make #COVID-19 test kits.

1/ #CoronaWarriors #Respect

"She is very hard working and extremely dedicated," says Dr Gautam Wankhede, Mylab's Director of Medical Affairs, about virologist Minal Dakhave Bhosale.

2/ Mylab's research and development chief, Dr Minal headed the team that designed Patho Detect — the first 'Made-In-India' COVID-19 test kit — in a record time of six weeks.

3/ But this wasn't the only deadline she was battling with. While working on the kit, Minal was in the final stages of her pregnancy & gave birth to a baby girl last week.

In fact, she only began work in Feb, just days after leaving hospital with a pregnancy complication.

4/ "It was an emergency, so I took this on as a challenge. I have to serve my nation," says Dr. Minal adding that her team of 10 worked "very hard" to make the project a success.

5/ In the end, she submitted the kit for evaluation by the National Institute of Virology (NIV) on 18 March, just a day before delivering her daughter.

Interestingly, Dr Minal had also worked on the swine flu disease at NIV, Pune, during the 2009 outbreak.

6/ You are our hero, Dr Minal. We salute your hard work and dedication. #Respect

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