Posted: Feb 18, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Vancouver-based respirologist Dr. Renelle Myers and her team of researchers are working on developing a rapid COVID-19 breath test.(Tina Lovgreen/CBC)
Researchers in B.C. are working on developing a breath test for COVID-19 that if successful, could provide results in less than one minute.
The test could theoretically be rolled out in the community at airports, schools, arenas and other venues, said Dr. Renelle Myers, an interventional respirologist at Vancouver General Hospital and B.C. Cancer Research Centre who is leading the team at Vancouver Coastal Health developing the test. Our goal is to get society back where it needs to be and bring people together again but safely and confidently with accurate, quick tests, said Myers.
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