New Covid test developed in US can identify all variants in hours

New Covid test developed in US can identify all variants in hours

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Category : International Published on: July 08 2022

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  • Scientists in the US have developed a rapid Covid-19 test that can accurately detect all current variants of SARS-CoV-2 within hours.
  • The test, CoVarScan, detects the signatures of eight hotspots on the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes Covid-19.
  • The researchers at the University of Texas (UT) Southwestern Medical Center in the US tested CoVarScan on samples collected from more than 4,000 patients.
  • CoVarScan hones in on eight regions of SARS-CoV-2 that commonly differ between viral variants.
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