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Yes, the relative was told Saturday when he got off the flight from Hong Kong that he still had a job, - so I guess that counts as current BA crew, - and mentioned testing negative using a HALO spit test, before proceeding to aircraft, (Boeing 777 - 300).

My search revealed this:
https://halohealth.com/resources/blog/drive-through-covid-19-testing/

Just for clarity, I'm referring to BA staff testing, not passenger testing, or am I missing something?

Just got off the phone to a relative who is cabin crew for British Airways.
He mentioned a spit test is necessary to check for Covid-19 infection before boarding aircraft.
He said that the spit test was a HALO test, (HALO Health).
Not clear whether all members of the IAG group (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling) are using the same test, but seems possible.
Apologies if posted beforehand.

Just got off the phone to a relative who is cabin crew for British Airways.
He mentioned a spit test is necessary to check for Covid-19 infection before boarding aircraft.
He said that the spit test was a HALO test, (HALO Health).
Not clear whether all members of the IAG group (British Airways, Iberia, Aer Lingus, Vueling) are using the same test, but seems possible.
Apologies if posted beforehand.

PL75, - that's where I'm coming from.
IF the Pandemic accelerates in the way described, then the FDA etc already have sufficient information about the Specificity / sensitivity to approve in a situation of dire need. (Which it could be argued has already occurred in India / Brazil).
"If we end up with every LFD manufacturer on the planet wanting to churn these out, even if for only a £1 net, I’d take it."

This has more chance of happening than is currently realised I believe, so lets get that manual interpreted soonest.

Agree with your PoV PL75, but I'm starting to think that the global situation is getting worse, and it is getting worse faster as each week passes.
Avacta's spit on a stick is the only product that gives an accurate result , ( if the FDA's new regulation is a yardstick), in 10 minutes, on the spot and without a sample processing instrument.
There are others, but currently it is looking like Avacta's product will be first to market, and there will be large scale calls to clone this for global production.
I'm saying that our plans for manufacture are running the risk of being overtaken by the scale of the pandemic.

I don't see how '100s of millions per month' are doable without manufacturing and distribution licences.

If the LFT liberates populations and businesses in the way we expect, Trump will be trying to buy Avacta for USA for heaven sakes, like he did with a German company's vaccine in Spring this year.
There will be plenty of call for humanities sake from people like WHO to distribute to the ends of the earth, whilst the death count accelerates unless governments introduce local or national lockdowns.

These licenses need setting up now so they can be operational 8 - 12 weeks away.

Avacta and Cytiva are setting up BBI, but I hope they are developing a manual of how to do this for many other manufacturers, because I'm sure they will be requested to to set up more manufacturers than currently planned as the pandemic progresses.

"I'll think about it tomorrow"

Scarlett O'hara

CCK, Do you see NCYT listing in USA, and if so when?

Monkshood, - It's great when you post - everybody learns.
However you use Affirmers, whereas I believe the correct spelling is Affimer?

I think Al might like to think about Licensing manufacture and distribution whilst he has the time.
Someone like Trump would get very Snotty if America weren't part of the story, or if USA were receiving a very small percentage of what the population needed, to the detriment of the USA economy.

JoeyDiamond:
I had a stab at guageing length of clinical validation in an 07:51 post today using Mologic testing at Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

I'll settle for Klaus's piles regularly act up...

Klaus...Happy???
Its possible I suppose, but more likely he did the best he could in the time available...

Mologic sells Lateral Flow Elisa test Antibody test kits, and had them validated in the spring thus:

source: https://mologic.co.uk/mologic-and-partners-begin-validation-process-for-covid-19-point-of-need-diagnostic-test/
"Bedfordshire, UK, 26 March 2020: Mologic Ltd, a LEADING DEVELOPER OF LATERAL FLOW and rapid diagnostic technologies, today announced that it has initiated early validation of COVID-19 point-of-need diagnostic tests with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and St George’s, University of London." (Capitals are mine for emphasis).

source: https://mologic.co.uk/covid-19-update-17-april-2020/
We are pleased to announce that Mologic’s COVID-19 laboratory and point of need antibody tests have both graduated from research and development, achieved design freeze and are ready for manufacture.
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The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and St George’s, University of London took from 26.03.2020 to 17.04.2020, - 22 calendar days, to complete validation of an Antibody test.

From todays RNS - "LSTM is currently evaluating the performance of prototype lateral flow tests provided by Cytiva alongside Avacta's ELISA laboratory test using SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus samples, as a precursor to full clinical validation studies."

I have no knowledge of 'Avacta's ELISA laboratory test'.

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Essential medicines (Trumps list)

1 Hydroxychloroquine
2 Piles Cream (in tubs)
3 Heartburn Relief (for all those burgers)

Muck,
"The order...instructs the government to develop a list of "essential" medicines and then buy them and other medical supplies from U.S. manufacturers"

It is clear Trump wants govnt to DEVELOP a list of essential medicines!

Muck:
Trump is requiring the federal government to purchase certain drugs from U.S. manufacturers rather than from overseas companies.

The order...instructs the government to develop a list of "essential" medicines and then buy them and other medical supplies from U.S. manufacturers instead of from companies around the world.

I hope for Trump's sake there is a caveat that says if USA is fresh out, then it's OK to buy elsewhere. - Could happen.

..(But not China)..