“Based on modern methods for the specific indication of pathogens, a set of reagents has been developed for the detection of SARS-CoV2 coronavirus RNA by real-time loop isothermal amplification,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement from the Russian Defense Ministry.
The composition of the new test kit includes a special reagent that inactivates the virus in a minute and allows you to start the study almost immediately.
What kind of reagent is not reported.
The virus can be detected in clinical samples within half an hour from the moment of material sampling, while in the classical PCR analysis it takes from one to two hours.
Over the past day, 33,899 new cases of coronavirus were detected in Russia, which was the highest since November 27.
The largest number of new episodes was recorded in Moscow (8795), St. Petersburg (4382), Moscow (2626) and Nizhny Novgorod regions (881) and Krasnodar region (730).