Russia announces development of new Covid-19 test with accurate results in less than 2 hours, much faster than conventional PCR

Covid-19 testing

Covid-19 testing in Russia just got much quicker. On Wednesday, the country’s health watchdog Rospotrebnadzor announced the development of an innovative high-precision test which will speed up the process by three-to-four times.

According to the regulatory body, the new method needs between just 60 and 90 minutes to give a result, compared to up to five hours for a conventional PCR test.

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