Tokyo-based Fujifilm claims it has developed a new test for the deadly coronavirus, which will give results in just two hours.
The test, which will be available to buy from April 15 was developed by Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corp. The SARS-CoV-2 RT-qPCR Detection kit will be able to deliver results for the virus that causes Covid-19 faster than existing polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which presently take four to six hours, the company said.
Fujifilm's Avigan anti-flu drug is being tested as a treatment in China. It comes as the number of coronavirus cases worldwide yesterday hit one million - with a death toll of more than 50,000.
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