South Korean firm develop a test that detects coronavirus in 10 minutes
Most of the major economies are struggling to control the Wuhan virus in their region, but one country that stands out from the rest: South Korea. Utilizing big-data analysis, AI-based warning system & observation tools, Korea has already managed to bring coronavirus situation in the country under control in a short time. One of the major reasons behind this is their strategy to aggressively boost the number of coronavirus tests per day. Recently a South Korean company reports that by using artificial intelligence they have developed a simple tester that it said could detect if a person is infected with coronavirus disease 2019 in just 10 minutes. The company, PCL, a provider of in vitro diagnostic products, said its breakthrough testing kit, named COVID-19 Ag GICA Rapid, this testing kit can check nasal discharge for the presence of the virus within a period of time 10 minutes with an accuracy rate of more than 85 percent.
Apr-15-2020, 08:38:18 GMT