how many10 Feb 2020 21:56
companies have produced test kits. This from Bioworld 30th January "The virus-hit country handed down approvals for four nucleic acid test kits Jan. 26, then two more in the next two days. These test kits were developed by Shanghai Geneodx Biotech Co. Ltd., Daan Gene Co. Ltd., Shanghai ZJ Bio-tech Co. Ltd., Huada Biotechnology (Wuhan) Co. Ltd., and Sansure Biotech Inc. More products are waiting for the green light." "Jiangsu Qitian Gene Technology Co. Ltd., together with the National Institute for Viral Disease Control and Prevention, has claimed to have developed test kits that can produce results in eight to 15 minutes."
“The test kits come with an isothermal amplification instrument that can automatically interpret the results,” the firm said. It added that the test kits have a lower cost, and the sensitivity and specificity are both 100%.
The biotech jumped on the call to develop more efficient test kits with experts from the institute Jan. 20. The test kits entered mass production nine days later."