Breath tests detect Covid-19 in Indonesia, Netherlands
- 3 years ago
The Netherlands is set to introduce rapid breath tests to its coronavirus testing facilities in an effort to speed up testing and make the process less intrusive.
Indonesia also launched a Covid-19 screening programme at train stations on Wednesday using a breathalyzer it hopes can find positive cases.
The breathalyzer, known as GeNose, was developed by the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), which says it detects the reaction between the coronavirus and body tissue in the respiratory tract with at least 95% accuracy.
Subjects are required to blow into a bag and the result is available in just two minutes.
Indonesia also launched a Covid-19 screening programme at train stations on Wednesday using a breathalyzer it hopes can find positive cases.
The breathalyzer, known as GeNose, was developed by the University of Gadjah Mada (UGM), which says it detects the reaction between the coronavirus and body tissue in the respiratory tract with at least 95% accuracy.
Subjects are required to blow into a bag and the result is available in just two minutes.