SINGAPORE is expected to have a test for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ready in about a fortnight, which will allow doctors to confirm that victims actually have the virus.
Singapore General Hospital virologist Ling Ai Ee said the diagnostic tests, which were already being used on some suspected SARS patients here, were based on bits of DNA that are unique to the coronavirus.
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