Rapid Covid test trial, set for SA, may be a game changer
A test that isn’t lab based and can provide instant results in doctor’s offices or at airports would help address the current backlog in the country
25 May 2020 - 06:00
A new test for Covid-19, which aims to provide results within just five minutes, will be tested in a clinical trial in Johannesburg at the end of June.
If it works (and medicine trials often fail), it could be a game changer, as it would allow for an infected person’s contacts to be traced quickly before they become sick and infect others...
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