Latest Covid-19 test kit needs wider sampling, say health experts


PETALING JAYA: With China developing a fast Covid-19 test claimed to be as accurate as the gold standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) lab test, health experts say it is encouraging but much needs to be proven before it can be called a game changer.

Universiti Malaya professor of epidemiology and public health Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal said while it is encouraging to see so many new test kits being developed by various researchers, there is a need to be very cautious with early results.

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