Pharma giant Abbott launches Covid test that delivers result in 5 minutes
US pharma giant Abbott Laboratories has unveiled a Covid testing kit that can detetct the virus in as little as five minutes.
The company said: “The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the fastest available molecular point-of-care test for the detection of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), delivering positive results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes.”
Due to its portable nature, the testing kit can be deployed anywhere in case of an emergency and not just inside a healthcare facility.
