A rapid test to detect Covid-19 has been given the greenlight in Europe, according to its maker Becton Dickinson.
A test to detect Covid-19 that can be done at the point of care and gives results in 15 minutes has been given the greenlight in Europe.
Dr. Vincent Carrao draws blood from a patient for the coronavirus disease test at Palisades Oral Surgery, in Fort Lee, New Jersey, U.S., June 15, 2020. Picture taken June 15, 2020.
"The addition of a truly portable, point-of-care test that can deliver results while the patient waits will be welcomed by health care providers and patients alike to help protect against additional waves of Covid-19," Roland Goette, president of BD EMEA, remarked.
BD said it is leveraging its global manufacturing network and scale to produce 8 million Covid-19 antigen tests per month by October and expects to produce 12 million tests per month by March 2021.
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