While the nations across world are scrambling to alleviate the pressure that the COVID-19 \u2018pandemic\u2019 has put on the healthcare facilities, the US has come up with a strategic solution for it.<\/p>\n
Cepheid, a California-based molecular diagnostics company, has developed the first rapid diagnostic test that can detect the coronavirus in approximately 45 minutes.<\/p>\n
Cepheid received the authorization from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the new diagnostic test<\/a> on March 20, 2020 and the company intends to roll out the tests by March 30, 2020.<\/p>\n In the need of the hour, wherein delayed and chaotic testing can cost lives, the new diagnostic testing promises to stem the tide of the coronavirus outbreak.<\/p>\n The new coronavirus diagnostic test has been developed to operate on any of the Cepheid’s 23,000 automated GeneXpert Systems globally.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Moreover, the systems can perform tests round the clock and does not require users to have special training.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n “With new tools like point-of-care diagnostics, we are moving into a new phase of testing, where tests will be much more easily accessible to Americans who need them,” said U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The present testing regime will take days to give the results as the samples must be sent to a centralized lab.<\/p>\n The US FDA has been striving to expand the screening capacity for the deadly COVID-19 as the country is not even close to meet the domestic demand for coronavirus testing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n So far, the USA has reported 46,157 coronavirus infection cases and 582 death cases, and stood third among the highly infected countries.<\/p>\n As of now, the coronavirus has spread to 184 countries infecting 381,761 people and claiming 16,558 lives.<\/p>\n Stay tuned to Nepali Sansar<\/a> for live coronavirus news updates in Nepal<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While the nations across world are scrambling to alleviate the pressure that the COVID-19 \u2018pandemic\u2019 has…<\/span><\/p>\n