Washington: The United States has approved the first rapid test for Covid-19, which is used in emergency situations and can be performed on its own, at a time of increasing restrictions across the country to reduce High HIV infections.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the test for those 14 years of age and over who a doctor suspects of having COVID-19. The prescription conditional test shows results within 30 minutes.
“We continue to demonstrate an unprecedented speed in the response to Covid-19,” the Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn wrote in a tweet.
He added, “The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first Covid-19 test that is completely self-administered and provides results at home. This is an important development that confirms our commitment to expanding access to tests. ”
The test is developed by Lucera Health. It is allowed to collect nasal samples at home using an attached swab, which is then placed in a small package.
The package is then placed in a small machine that checks the sample. A light flashes on the device that shows the result of the test in 30 minutes or less.
The test is designed to cost under $ 50, according to Lucera Health.
The US Food and Drug Administration had previously approved home tests for Covid-19, and in late April and early May it gave two tests by taking samples from the nose, and another test of samples of saliva.
But the samples extracted from those tests were sent to a laboratory for testing rather than being examined at home.
While the Lucera test provides results immediately, it is not the kind of cheap and quick test that researchers have advocated for widespread use.
On Tuesday, the United States recorded 11,340,563 cases of the emerging coronavirus
And 248,429 deaths, according to the Johns Hopkins Center. The two results are the worst in the world.
(AFP)
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