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New Corona rapid test should be ready for use soon - "accuracy of 95 percent"

2020-03-26T17:27:29.408Z


More and more people are becoming infected with the novel corona virus. So far, those affected have had to wait up to 48 hours for Covid 19 test results. But that should change soon.


More and more people are becoming infected with the novel corona virus. So far, those affected have had to wait up to 48 hours for Covid 19 test results. But that should change soon.

  • With the dynamic development of the corona pandemic , rapid Covid 19 tests are becoming increasingly important.
  • So far, however, those affected have had to wait a day or two for their test results.
  • But that should change soon, because the German company Bosch has now developed a Corona rapid test.
  • You can also read more about the basic facts about the corona virus * and the corona news from Germany at Merkur.de . You can also find current case numbers in Germany here as a map *. The following recommendations for corona protective measures * are currently available.

Update at 13:58: Now further details about the Corona rapid test developed by Bosch have become known. According to the company, the new test has an "accuracy of over 95 percent" . According to Bosch, the test also meets the quality standards of the World Health Organization (WHO). According to a Bosch spokesman, the approvals required for approval of the test in Germany and other countries are still pending.

Nevertheless, laboratories could already use the test under certain conditions. It is not yet known what the test will cost. The group has not yet answered the questions of how often the system raises the false alarm and how many infections the test overlooks.

Bosch is developing Corona rapid test - it should be used very soon

First report from March 26, 2020:

Stuttgart - Assured of Corona * in less than three hours? This could soon be possible using a Covid 19 rapid test . The German company Bosch has apparently already developed such a test and the instrument should be on the market as early as April .

Corona pandemic: New rapid test from Bosch to show result after 2.5 hours

While previous tests * only showed a result after 24 to 48 hours , Bosch testing is said to produce a result after just 2.5 hours . "The fully automated COVID-19 rapid test can help medical facilities such as doctor's offices, hospitals, laboratories and health centers to diagnose quickly," a Bosch spokesman told Bild.de. And Group CEO Volkmar Denner is also optimistic: "Our COVID-19 rapid test helps to curb the spread of the pandemic and break infection chains faster *", he said. Infected patients could be identified and isolated faster *.

Against corona pandemic - @BoschGlobal developed # COVID19 rapid test: Reliable test results enable differential diagnostics in under 2.5 hours and meet the requirements of @WHO. To the press release https://t.co/g2YJIZDK0N #FlattenTheCurve

- BoschPresse (@BoschPresse) March 26, 2020

How the Bosch test should work: You need an analysis box and a test cartridge . The cartridge with the test is inserted into the box, where it is analyzed. One advantage is that the test can be carried out directly on site during clinical treatment, eliminating transport routes that cost valuable time.

Corona pandemic: In addition to Covid-19, the test can also identify other respiratory diseases

Bosch Healthcare Solutions developed the test within six weeks together with the Northern Irish company Randox Laboratories . As the Bosch Group announced, it was one of the world's first fully automated molecular diagnostic tests. Another advantage of the test: In addition to Covid-19, nine other respiratory diseases such as influenza A and B can be examined simultaneously using one sample.

"The special feature of the Bosch test is that the differential diagnosis saves the doctors additional time for further tests, quickly provides them with a well-founded diagnosis and enables them to initiate suitable therapy more quickly," explains Marc Meier, head of Bosch Healthcare. After the newly developed test was launched in Germany in April , it will also be sold on other European and non-European markets .

But not only is the development of new corona tests running at full speed - intensive research is also being carried out worldwide on a vaccine *. However, when a vaccine will be launched * is uncertain.

* Merkur.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital editors network.

Rubric list image: © Bosch

Source: merkur

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