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Breath test to detect COVID-19 within a minute developed in Singapore
short by Nandini Sinha / on Tuesday, 20 October, 2020
Researchers in Singapore have developed a breath test to detect COVID-19 within a minute, the National University of Singapore (NUS) said on Tuesday. The test detects volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in a person’s breath and achieved more than 90% accuracy in a clinical trial involving 180 patients. It does not require specially trained staff or laboratory processing.