Scientists are trialling a new Covid test that could provide results on your smartphone within ten minutes. French researchers have created a rapid coronavirus test that early results suggest could be 90% acccurate.
Early results suggest it could prove just as reliable as slower tests currently being used in the UK. The researchers say their test is three times faster than a lateral-flow antigen tests, and almost as standard as the slower, but more reliable and commonly-used PCR tests.
The prototype test, called CorDial-1, has not been approved for use yet. But initial trials on 300 samples showed a 90% accuracy rate compared to PCR, for both negative and positive results.