A laboratory technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure can be analysed. Photo: DPA
A laboratory technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure can be analysed. Photo: DPA

Coronavirus: Singapore launches new fast-track swab test kits for inbound travellers

  • Researchers say the domestically developed kits are more than 99 per cent accurate and take less than half the time of tests currently used in hospitals
  • The city state has also announced changes to the law that will introduce mandatory cleaning standard for ‘high contact areas’

A laboratory technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure can be analysed. Photo: DPA
A laboratory technician extracts viruses from swab samples so that the genetic structure can be analysed. Photo: DPA
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