LONDON - A 50-second test for Covid-19 could become key to the British government’s plan for us to live with the virus and avoid future lockdowns.
The Virion Device enables someone to test whether or not they have coronavirus in less than one minute, according to the Israeli start-up that developed it.
This is significantly quicker than the 15-30-minute period required by lateral flow tests and the 24 hours it generally takes to return a PCR result.
This new form of test detects Covid by using a saliva sample taken from under the tongue, as opposed to the more invasive nose and throat samples that are required for PCRs and lateral flows.
