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A rapid breath test that is reportedly capable of detecting COVID-19 within 60 seconds is currently being trialled in Dubai.
Developed by Breathonix, a company associated with the National University of Singapore (NUS), the breath test is being assessed for accuracy by the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) and Dubai Health Authority (DHA).
A total of 2,500 patients are involved in the trial taking place at the Nadd Al Hamar primary healthcare centre, the DHA confirmed.
THE LARGER CONTEXT
Initial trials of the potentially game changing test took place on 180 patients in Singapore, with results showing a sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 95% with machine learning algorithm.