At the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Spectrum
Magazine web site today, there are two stories related to the race to
develop rapid, portable tests for coronavirus.
Megan Scudellari reports that :-
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Originally Posted by Megan Scudellari, IEEE Spectrum
At Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, a potential COVID-19 patient can now drive in to the ambulance bay, roll down their window, and ask staff to swab their nose and throat.
Those swabs will be sent to a state lab for a real-time PCR test, which amplifies any viral genetic material so it can be compared to the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. But this standard test must be carried out in a certified laboratory with trained technicians, takes 3 to 4 days to deliver results, and produces some false negatives.
To speed and improve coronavirus testing, groups around the world are working to make rapid tests that can be done on-the-spot and diagnose the presence of the virus in just minutes.
Yet some companies have faced delays as they await government approval for testing or commercialization. On 29 February, the U.S. government finally released new rules that speed the approval process for new diagnostic tests, which may help the field move forward.
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That story here :-
https://spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-...ronavirus-news