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Britain to roll out millions of 90-minute coronavirus tests – The Jakarta Post – Jakarta Post

Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday.

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Millions of COVID-19 tests able to detect the virus within 90 minutes will be rolled out to British hospitals, care homes and laboratories to boost capacity in the coming months, the country’s health minister said on Monday.
They will comprise 5.8 million tests using DNA and 450,000 swab tests. Neither will need to be administered by a health professional, said Matt Hancock.
“The fact these tests can detect flu as well as COVID-19 will be hugely beneficial as we head into winter, so patients c…

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