Researchers are working on the next generation of fast coronavirus tests, which could be done in a doctor’s office, at the workplace or even at home. The point-of-care Covid-19 will be as simple as a pregnancy test and could yield a clean-cut positive or negative result in the comfort of one’s home, potentially leading to on-spot testing, scientists say. Spit testAdvertisementMost coronavirus tests take longer than 24 hours to process. This will cut the transmission,” Dr Zev Williams of Columbia University, who is developing a coronavirus spit test, said. The test can detect even tiny amounts of coronavirus, making it more sensitive than the other similar tests.

Source: Daily Nation August 05, 2020 05:15 UTC