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Breakthrough blood test detects positive COVID-19 result in 20 July – Mirage News

World-first research, led by Monash University, has been able to identify positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in approximately 20 minutes. …

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July 20, 2020

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World-first research, led by Monash University, has been able to identify positive COVID-19 cases using blood samples in approximately 20 minutes.

Researchers developed a simple assay based on commonly used blood typing infrastructure. Positive COVID-19 cases cause an agglutination or a clustering of red blood cells, which is easily identifiable.

This breakthrough can help governments and health experts with contact tracing to limit community spread.

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