Singapore inventor creates portable PCR test kit that can detect COVID-19 in 5 minutes

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Chief technology officer Xander Sim said those administering the test would not need specialized training or a laboratory to produce results. The nasal swab test is run through an app on a laptop, and requires less than two hours of training to operate.

“This way, when passengers come in at an airport, you only need to hold them for a short time before you get a result,” Mr Sim said on Monday at a virtual press conference to announce the Quiz PCR Biochip test kit.However, PCR tests require highly specialized labs and technicians to run the tests, and liquid reagents that must be kept refrigerated.

The Quiz PCR Biochip has 97 per cent to 100 per cent sensitivity to Covid-19, and a specificity of 100 per cent. The mixture is then put into one of two test wells on the Quiz PCR Biochip, which itself is smaller than a credit card. He invented Quiz PCR Biochip in 2015 and by 2018, had it configured for HIV tests, although it was never used.

In April, amid the circuit breaker, Cell ID developed a reagent that allowed it to be used to test for Covid-19.

 

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