Given the shortage of coronavirus testing kits, foreign buyers have shown an interest in the firm’s products, he said, adding that Medigen’s local plant has produced some kits. Medigen’s diagnostic reagent was the latest to obtain the certification, after products manufactured by GeneReach Biotechnology Corp (瑞基海洋) and General Biologicals Corp (普生). Like the other companies’ products, Medigen’s reagent gives results in about 80 minutes, with an accuracy rate of 95 percent, Lee said. As some people infected with COVID-19 have shown false negatives, the public has questioned the accuracy of the testing kits that are available. “The false negatives are not the result of a failure on the part of the testing kits, as most medical devices are sensitive and accurate.

Source: Taipei Times April 28, 2020 15:56 UTC