March 22, 2020 9:00 AM

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US FDA approves first rapid 'point-of-care' test for coronavirus

<span style="color: #222222;">The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a corona virus diagnostic test that can be conducted entirely at the point-of-care and can deliver results in 45 minutes.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' US Health and Human Services Secretary,  Alex Azar said the test  will be able to provide  results within hours, rather than days like the existing tests. He said the company  will  roll it out by March 30.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Developed by California-based company Cephid, the test would help fast identification of infected people and quickly start treating them and their quarantine.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"><br />'' Point-of-care testing means  results are delivered to patients in the patient care settings, like hospitals, urgent care centres and emergency rooms, instead of samples being sent to a laboratory.</span><br />''  

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