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The nasopharynx swab will soon no longer be necessary for the crown test. The group announces the market launch and intends to further increase capacity.
Convenient and Fast – Corona Rapid Home Test Providers Promise Results in 15 Minutes, Here a Model from Harvard University.
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The pharmaceutical Roche wants one in the current month of September Rapid corona antigen test launching. The company announced Tuesday night that the test result was generally determined within 15 minutes.
According to the information, the test will initially launch in Europe (CE marked countries) at the end of September. However, it is also planned to apply to the FDA for expedited approval (emergency use authorization) in the US.
Capacity will double
According to the release, the test can be performed with a nasopharyngeal swab without laboratory infrastructure, and it is highly reliable. According to Roche, 40 million rapid tests will be available per month when it launches. This capacity will more than double by the end of this year.
Especially in the upcoming flu season, it’s important to know whether a person has the coronavirus or the flu, says Thomas Schinecker, head of Roche’s diagnostics division. To contain the spread of the Covid-19 virus, test solutions that provide doctors and patients with a rapid response to the status of the infection are of crucial importance.
