Temporary nod for one-minute Covid-19 breath test

Quick demonstration: A staff member showing how the Breathonix test kit is used to detect Covid-19 within a minute. — Reuters

THE authorities here have provisionally approved a Covid-19 breathalyser test that aims to show whether someone is infected with the coronavirus in under a minute, according to the local start-up that developed the product.

Breathonix, a spin-off company from the National University of Singapore, said it is now working with the health ministry to run a deployment trial of the technology at one of the city-state’s border points with Malaysia.