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Rapid coronavirus test which diagnoses COVID-19 in minutes to be rolled out by World Health Organisation – ABC News
The testing regime, which will be rolled out in lower and middle-income countries, will allow them to make up ground in a testing gap with richer countries.
The World Health Organisation wants to roll out 120 million rapid-diagnostic coronavirus tests to help lower-income countries make up ground in a testing gap with richer countries even if it is not fully funded yet.
Key points:
- The rollout of the rapid tests can help lower income nations address testing shortfalls
- The test is less accurate than the genetic test, but is significantly faster
- The WHO director-general says the program is “good news” in the fight against COV…
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