“We started working with partners to develop simpler, faster tests that can be used to diagnose COVID-19 ... I am delighted to announce that through an agreement between WHO, partners and others, a significant portion of these rapid COVID-19 tests — 120 million - will be available for countries with low and middle income, "- quoted by RIA Novosti Gebreyesus.
The WHO Director General stressed that the tests give reliable results in about 15-30 minutes.
Earlier, the WHO did not rule out that up to 2 million people could die from the effects of the coronavirus in the world until an effective vaccine against COVID-19 becomes widely available.