Rapid 90-minute COVID-19 test shown to be highly accurate.

[2greys]

In the research, the high-speed tests, which do not require a laboratory and can be performed in cartridges smaller than a mobile phone, were used on 386 NHS staff and patients.

The Lab-in-Cartridge rapid testing device, which can be performed at a patient’s bedside, was shown to have over 94% sensitivity and 100% specificity, which meant it had a high level of accuracy and produced very few false negatives and no false positives.

The test is currently being used successfully across eight London hospitals, and due to be rolled out at a national level, and data continues to be gathered from the testing device for continual assessment. The UK government recently placed an order for 5.8 million of the testing kits.

A result is available within 90 minutes, compared to conventional COVID-19 testing which delivers a result in 24 hours. The test is now being developed for assessing simultaneously Flu-A, Flu-B, and RSV as well as COVID19.

imperial.ac.uk/news/204494/...

[Biofreak]

These days can't even get a conventional test round here sorry to say.

[2greys in reply to Biofreak]

Recently it took a week, to get the result, from the day after posting back a home test, resulting in another week's delay for an urgent PET scan. It was a week before the shortage of available tests erupted.

[sassy59]

Let’s see what happens but I dare say they will run out soon. Xxxx

[2greys in reply to sassy59]

Of course they will run out, it will be gone well within a week by the time they arrive. The Gov say testing capacity is at 200,000 per week, Dido Harding says demand is outstripping capacity by 4 so do the math

200,000 x 4 = 800,000 demanded this week.

They ordered 5,800,000 tests divide by 800,000 = 7.25 days, at today's rate of demand.

To the public, 5.8 million tests sounds impressive, but put together the facts and with a little math the news falls totally flat on it's face.

[sassy59 in reply to 2greys]

Exactly xxx

[Sops]

Lets hope this one is approved and we all can benefit, i take it this is the Oxford test? Sopsx

[2greys in reply to Sops]

The device was developed by the company DnaNudge.

[Sops in reply to 2greys]

Thank you, Sopsx