China News Service, November 18, reported that on the 17th local time, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use authorization for the nation’s first rapid screening test for the new coronavirus, which will allow people to stay at home all the way A virus test is performed, and the result will be released within 30 minutes.
Data map: On November 9, local time, in Washington, the capital of the United States, people ate at an outdoor restaurant maintaining "social distance".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Sha Hanting
According to reports, the US Food and Drug Administration will grant emergency use authorization to a single-use quick screening test tool produced by California manufacturer Lucira Health.
This molecular detection reagent is used by the public to collect swab samples, and then use the reagent to detect the genetic material of the virus.
The test result will be displayed in 30 minutes or less.
Earlier in October, the US Food and Drug Administration had stated that the agency updated its guidelines in July to specify the standards for home testing reagents, which requires reagents to be easy to operate and can be performed by ordinary people.
However, no company has submitted an application for such products.
Some officials worry that companies may think that the requirements of the guidelines are difficult to meet.
According to reports, the reagents developed by Lucilla Company meet the requirements of simple use.
According to the company's website, the price of testing reagents will be less than $50.