Singapore-made Acumen Diagnostics PCR kits able to detect both Omicron, Delta variants


The Acu-Corona 2.0 test targets two Covid-19 genes that are present in both the Omicron and Delta variants. - LIANHE ZAOBAO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The battle to fend off the new Omicron coronavirus variant has got a boost from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kits developed by home-grown medical technology firm Acumen Diagnostics.

Its two PCR test kits - Acu-Corona 2.0 and Acu-Corona Duplex - which can detect the Delta variant, can also identify the Omicron strain. These kits are already in use.

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