March 29, 2024

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Good News as Scientists Develop a Rapid Coronavirus Testing Device

Scientists from the University of Oxford in Britain have developed a rapid COVID-19 antigen testing kit that can identify Coronavirus in less than five minutes as said by researchers on Thursday.

They confirmed talking during a pre-study print that this device can detect the coronavirus and distinguish it from other viruses with high accuracy.

“Our method quickly detects intact virus particles,” said Professor Achilles Kapanidis, at Oxford’s Department of Physics.

The professor added that the test would be simple, cost effective, and extremely rapid

During its launch on Wednesday in Europe, Siemens health department warned that the industry may struggle to meet a surge in demand for this test kit.

Although the Oxford platform will only be ready next year, the tests could help manage the pandemic in time for next winter. Health officials have warned that the world will need to live with coronavirus even if a vaccine is developed as said by Dr. Nicole Robb, of Warwick Medical School.

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“We have shown that our assay (test) can reliably distinguish between different viruses in clinical samples, a development that offers a crucial advantage in the next phase of the pandemic.”

It is good news to nations since it will save on time and help the Ministry of Health in curbing problems they have faced in mass testing and giving out results to people who have been tested.

For instance, a country will now be able to test many people within a short period without waiting for the next day to have and announce new Coronavirus cases.

However, counties will also have to expand their capacity in curbing the virus since more cases will mean more health facilities with enough health workers and health tools.

Mass testing will ensure that the infected individuals will have been isolated thus reducing the spread of the virus.

The test kit as confirmed by the university will be produced in early 2021 and an approved device available six months afterward. This will help as the world awaits the Coronavirus vaccine.

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