British company launches 20-second Covid-19 test

A man takes a coronavirus test at a walk-in test facility in Bolton, Britain. Credits: Reuters Photo

British start-up company iAbra said it had developed a 20-second saliva Covid-19 test which had 99.8% sensitivity and 96.7% specificity.

Trials of the "Virolens" test have taken place at Heathrow Airport, the company, which was founded in 2010, said.

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"Our system allows simple, high speed, reliable and low-cost testing in dynamic environments," Greg Compton, CEO of iAbra, added in a statement