Singaporean creates test kit to detect Covid-19 in 5 minutes


The Quiz PCR biochip and POCHE USB dongle, which controls some of the processes on the biochip.PHOTO: CELL ID

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Local medical technology company Cell ID has created a portable polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kit which can confirm if someone has Covid-19 in five minutes.

Chief technology officer Xander Sim said those administering the test would not need specialised training or a laboratory to produce results.

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