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Scientists in Singapore have developed a test that identifies antibodies to the new coronavirus type in an hour. This was stated by the head of infectious diseases at the National University of Singapore, Professor Wang Linfa.

“the New test will also help assess the effectiveness of potential vaccines against COVID-19, to calculate what portion of the population has already been infected, and keep track of contacts during new outbreaks” – quoted expert TASS.

the technology, dubbed cPass will soon go into production, and then will be transferred to the local hospital. The creators say that the new tests “in the shortest possible time can be delivered in other countries.”

the First outbreak of the new virus was registered in late December in Central China, and 11 March, the who announced the pandemic. According to the latest data from the coronavirus in the world affected more than four million people.