Béla Merkely: the new, fast and easy PCR test is reliable



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The new type of PCR test, which detects the coronavirus more quickly and easily, turned out to be completely reliable, the rector of Semmelweis University (SE) in Hungary, who participated in the preliminary examination of the virus, told public television on Thursday. process.

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Béla Merkely also stated that the new diagnostic procedure, unlike previous PCR tests, measures hereditary material in a single step and gives results in two hours. Thus, it can also be of great help in the healing and search of contacts, doubling or even tripling the capacity of the laboratories.

Testing can immediately become an integral part of daily life, as the development company already has a distribution license. Merkely said the university is ready to use these new PCR tests in a week or two.

Regarding the announcement that Richter Gedeon Plc. Remdesivir is currently the most effective treatment for moderate cases; treatment is in a hospital, usually for five days, by administering six ampoules.



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