WHO, partners to roll out 120 mln rapid COVID-19 tests to low- and middle-income countries

GENEVA, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners said on Monday that they will provide 120 million rapid COVID-19 diagnostic tests to low- and middle-income countries.

These tests will provide reliable results in about 15-30 minutes rather than hours or days, said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a joint press briefing on Monday with partner organizations, such as the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, the Global Fund, Unitaid and the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC).