Could a breathalyser help detect COVID-19? Indonesian scientists say they’ve developed one

Indonesian scientists have developed a simple breathalyser test that they say can electronically “smell’ coronavirus and detect infection in under two minutes.

The GeNose C-19 device uses artificial intelligence — in the form of an electronic nose — to analyse a breath sample and identify elements that are unique to COVID-19.

The Indonesian Government last week granted a distribution permit for GeNose and hopes to roll out thousands of the devices by February.

The aim is that this will increase mass testing of coronavirus at hospitals, airports, seaports and other public places in the world’s fourth most populous country.

“We need faster screening to prevent people getting infected,” Indonesia’s Minister for Research and Technology…