RE: Very tempted to top up. Or better to wait?24 Sep 2020 14:14
I believe that the following extract from the INTEGUMEN (SKIN) RNS this morning will be of interest
EXTRACT BEGINS
Unveiling of new COVID-19 personalised real-time Breath Test and Digital Health Pass Platform
ββ¦The Company also today announces the unveiling of a new personalised COVID-19 breath test, Microtox BT, and its complementary Digital Health Pass platform. β
Integumen recognised that in collaboration with Modern Water, Avacta and Aptamer Group, its real-time detection and alert system could be adapted to detect the level of infection of coronavirus in a breath sample. Adapting the wastewater test, Microtox PD, the Company has designed, built and tested a prototype, Microtox BT, which can analyse the breath and detect the spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 in real-time for those with a high viral load. Microtox BT has undergone extensive internal testing and will now transition to the University of Aberdeen containment level 3 laboratory, to undergo tests directly on the virus followed by a joint trial of up to 5,000 participants in parallel with third parties using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction ("rtPCR")[i] and Antigen tests. Results are anticipated before the end of the year and Microtox BT is expected to be a Class 1 medical device[ii].
The Company believes Microtox BT has the potential to enable instant real-time testing of people within the community.
This could be capable of providing daily triaging of everyone who may or may not demonstrate levels of infection. To "open the economy", Integumen has incorporated a 24 hour Digital Health Pass that indicates if the person tests positive or negative for infection. Matched with blockchain secure date and time stamp of the test, the Company believes Microtox BT and the Digital Health Pass using "one second" QR Code scanners could potentially contribute to enabling the economy to re-open with personalised go/no go entry into venues such as work, events, social locations, public transport and airports.
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If successful CV19 testing can be conducted at any point and a secure βpassportβ of the result handed to the individual tested using smartphone technology.
If successful I would imagine that it could be used for pre-flight and pre-entry validation of an individualβs CV 19 status.
Should this occur I would see a rapid turn-a-round not only in the Aviation sector but the World economy as a whole.
DYOR