Singapore develops new COVID-19 test kit

Singaporean scientists have developed an improved COVID-19 test kit that can deliver results more quickly, halving the processing time from about four hours to less than two, according to The Straits Times.

The Resolute COVID-19 test kit developed by DSO National Laboratories and A*Star can deliver test results in about 1.5 hours. 

The direct standard polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test kit, called Resolute, is a joint effort by DSO National Laboratories and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*Star).

Tests can be conducted with a basic laboratory set-up and entry-level technicians, and the process is also safer for technicians, as exposure is reduced.

The cost of each Resolute kit is expected to be competitive with standard PCR test kits./.

VNA