Israeli researchers at Hebrew U develop faster, cheaper COVID-19 test
The new test would supply results 4-10 times faster than the current method, and is made almost entirely from materials which are easily available for purchase within the country.
A medical technologist tests a respiratory panel at Northwell Health Labs, where the same test will be used on the COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, after being authorized to begin semi-automated testing by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Lake Success, New York, U.S(photo credit: REUTERS/SHANNON STAPLETON)ByIDAN ZONSHINE
