American scientists have developed a test that can determine the carrier of a new type of coronavirus COVID-19 before he will be "contagious". About it reports The Guardian.
So researchers believe that the test will identify the presence of coronavirus in human blood for 24 hours, that is, several days before the person will be a threat of infection to others. According to the researchers, currently used tests determine the presence COVID-19 four days later.
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According to the newspaper, the resolution on the application of the test will be issued by management on sanitary inspection behind quality of foodstuff and medicines USA (FDA).
As The Guardian reports, the test system was developed by the Office of advanced research projects of the Ministry of defense (DARPA), which until the pandemic was engaged in the early detection of poisoning when using biological or chemical weapons.
The head of Department in the biological technologies DARPA brad Ringeisen called the invention "an absolute breakthrough" and added that the test be tested in practice to determine the effectiveness of diagnosing the disease at an early stage.
