This new coronavirus test will give results in situ in 20 minutes.

This comes just days after the Trump administration promoted a similar test by the American pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories.
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as a key factor in fighting the epidemic in the United States. United States

However, the United States Food and Drug Administration. United States He then warned the public of the reliability of the Abbott ID NOW test, warning: “We are still evaluating information regarding inaccurate results and are in direct communication with Abbott on this important matter.”

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Britain’s Health Minister Matt Hancock said on Thursday, a day of big announcements also ordered 10 million antibody tests from the Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche Diagnostics
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But warned that it was too early to tell

if the presence of antibodies means that citizens will be immune to the virus.

Hancock said, “Innovative science has its risks: many projects don’t go. But it’s worth saving things before you know if they will work. I do not apologize.

Trial of new rapid coronavirus test that returns results in 20 minutes It all started on Thursday in Hampshire, in the south of England.

Receiving results instantly, without the need to send test samples to a laboratory for treatment, means that people with symptoms will be immediately certain that they have the virus. This means they can quickly follow the advice to stay at home if they have a positive result or if they are free to return to work.

The test was effective in the clinical setting.

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Up to 4,000 people will participate in the pilot project, which will last up to six weeks. It will be chaired by Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust. Qualified health professionals will take a swab and process the results on site.

Hancock said, “This new test could deliver accurate results almost instantly. This will allow health and health workers to continue their shift or to isolate themselves immediately the same day, and could ultimately offer the same benefit to the whole country.

“It could change the way we control COVID-19 across the country, making those who test negative as quickly as possible.”

Separate screening for antibodies is a priority for healthcare workers. So far, 10 million tests have been secured with companies like Roche and Abbott Labs, and the government has said they will be implemented in the coming months, and new deals are being negotiated with suppliers. to provide millions of laboratory antibody tests.

Hancock said: “A positive antibody test result, regardless of which test is used, does not mean that the person being tested is immune to COVID-19. There is also no solid evidence that the presence of ‘antibody means that someone cannot be re-infected with the virus or will not pass it on to someone else. If someone tests positive, they should always follow social distancing measures and the proper use of PPE. “