Game-Changer Coronavirus Test Machine Unveiled

Leading Global Healthcare and Research company, Abbott had unveiled a coronavirus test that can tell if someone is infected in as little as 5 minutes. The company claims that the testing machine is so small and portable, it can be used in almost any health-care setting.

This should be game-changing. Hospitals can do more tests, ensure quick turnarounds. The test machine has received the United States Food and Drug Administration’s Emergency Use Authorisation (EUA). Abbott said it makes the tests available next week to healthcare providers in urgent care settings in the US.

For now, it will be confined only to the United States and may be available to the rest of the countries including India in a matter of weeks. These Testing-kits can be a major game-changer, as currently even in advanced countries such as the US and Europe, it is taking 24-48 hours to get a laboratory test done.

In countries like India, there are very limited test kits and as a result, very few tests are being conducted.