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Private PCR Test Facility Inaugurated 10 = in Chuo-ku, Tokyo
On the 10th, a facility where you can receive a PCR test for the new corona virus for 1980 yen (tax included) was opened near JR Tokyo Station. The company said, “I want to help find asymptomatic infected people. Feel free to take the test with confidence.” (Digital Editorial Department, Yoshito Miwa)
The “Station Square Inspection” “Smart Amp Station” opened. The test involves collecting saliva with something like a cotton swab to check for viral infections.
The time required for the inspection is about 3 minutes. The collected saliva is taken to an inspection site in Tokyo and the result of the inspection is reported the next day. You can also know the result of the day, and the fee will be 9900 yen (tax included). There is no waiting time because you apply from the Internet. In the future, we will also accept mail-in inspections.
On the first day, we started accepting inspections from midnight on the 10th, but the access was flooded and the server went down. It became difficult to connect. The person in charge is surprised, “I didn’t think there was such a need.”
It uses the original PCR test method “SmartAmp method” jointly developed by the Institute for Physical and Chemical Research and the Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health. The virus detection time, which used to take about 2 hours with the conventional PCR method, has been reduced to about 40 minutes.
According to the company, taking an exam at the clinic costs between 20,000 and 40,000 yen on your own, and around 7,000 yen is the main method of collecting saliva, etc. and inspect it by mail.
The facility is a RIKEN company and is operated by a subsidiary of “Danaform”, which sells and develops test reagents. According to the company, it has achieved a low price by using self-developed reagents and equipment.
By next week, we plan to set up a system that can inspect 6,000 people a day. By using the rented conference room, the inspection facility was able to establish a good location near the station. The store will continue to expand in the future.
At 4:50 pm on the 10th, it was difficult to connect to the app site and reception was suspended. Click here to access the site.
