Bosch develops Corona test tool to detect virus in under three hours


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  • Thursday, 26 Mar 2020

An undated photo shows a 3-D print of a SARS-CoV-2 particle also known as novel coronavirus the virus that causes COVID-19. NIHHandout via REUTERS.

An undated photo shows a 3-D print of a SARS-CoV-2 particle, also known as novel coronavirus, the virus that causes COVID-19. NIH/Handout via REUTERS.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Robert Bosch on Thursday said it has developed a diagnostic tool for detecting the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in under three hours, potentially aiding the challenge of understanding how far the virus has spread.

Bosch's rapid molecular diagnostic test, which runs on its Vivalytic analysis device, can detect a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in under two and a half hours, measured from the time the sample is taken to the time the result arrives.

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