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Swiss pharmaceutical group Roche announced that it will launch a rapid test for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in late September, which will give results in 15 minutes, AFP reports, according to Agerpres.
The test will be available first in countries that recognize the “CE marking”, a mandatory label for products to be marketed in the European Union.
But the group also plans to file an “emergency clearance request” with the US Drug Enforcement Administration (FDA).
“At launch, 40 million rapid SARS-CoV-2 tests will be available each month. This capacity will more than double by the end of this year to meet the demand for health systems testing around the world,” said the Roche group in a statement.
The test will be launched in partnership with South Korean company SD Biosensor Inc., which already has many screening tests and with which Roche has a worldwide distribution agreement.
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