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The current standard test for Covid-19 is the polymerase chain reaction test, a laboratory test that detects the genetic material of the virus in patient specimens.
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Researchers here are working on a rapid diagnostic test for Covid-19 that can potentially be used at general practitioner clinics, joining the race to produce fast, reliable tests that can be used at places which do not have specialised laboratory equipment.
Teams from the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID), hospitals, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and Duke-NUS Medical School are working to develop accurate and reliable rapid diagnostic tests, said Professor Tan Chorh Chuan, chief health scientist at the Ministry of Health.
