Times Article Saturday!24 May 2020 12:08
This appeared in The Times on Saturday -
One-hour Covid test approved for rollout The Times Saturday May 23rd
A test that detects coronavirus in just over an hour without the need for a laboratory has been given regulatory approval to be introduced across Britain. The small swab requires no medical expertise and is minimally invasive. Importantly, it differentiates between an imperfect sample and an absence of the disease, eliminating false negatives.
Unlike the standard Covid-19 test that requires invasive swabbing of the throat and nose, the DnaNudge detects the virus from a small swab of the nostril. This is inserted into a handheld reader that provides results within 75 minutes, eliminating the need to send samples to laboratories to be processed, which can take up to 72 hours. The development team at Imperial College London (ICL) says the test is the first of its kind to have the MHRA’s approval for mass use in hospitals.
The next step is to make it available for people to buy at £40 for home use and for companies to get staff back into offices. They aim to carry out 300,000 tests a month by September and one million a month by the end of the year.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/one-hour-covid-test-approved-for-rollout-56v2gj9f9?
Let's hope there is room for both!