Singapore has recently approved an accurate covid breath test to detect covid-19 in less than a minute.
Who has developed Covid Breath Test ?
The test has been developed by a start-up Breathonix.
About the Covid Breath Test Kit-
The test kit is similar to a breathalyzer test which is used by police to check erratic drunken drivers.
The person blows into a one-way valve mouthpiece. Then, compounds in person’s breath are compared through machine learning software. It compares against sort of breath signature which is a symptom of person who is Covid-positive.
How Singapore tests currently?
Till now Singapore was screening the incoming travellers with antigen rapid tests.
Now, breath test will be used to screen incoming travellers from Malaysia.
Efficacy of the test
Breathonix test has undergone two in Singapore and one in Dubai. It resulted into the sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 95% on about 180 patients.
What are the other methods of detection of COVID?
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