By Australian Associated PressPublished: 16:49 EDT, 8 June 2021 | Updated: 20:57 EDT, 8 June 2021Coronavirus test results could be returned within 10 minutes through a saliva-based detector being developed in Australia. Perth-based drug and alcohol test manufacturer Alcolizer is working to manufacture a new medical device called the Virulizer. The federal government has handed the company a $742,000 grant to work with researchers and industry to develop the saliva-based antigen test for the mass market. The test has been mooted to return coronavirus test results from asymptomatic and symptomatic people within 10 minutesThe test has been mooted to return coronavirus test results from asymptomatic and symptomatic people within 10 minutes. Australian Medical Association president Omar Khorshid will on Wednesday outline a plan to improve the nation's healthcare system.

Source: The Nation June 09, 2021 00:56 UTC