A Pakistani doctor living in Canada s Toronto has developed an instant diagnostic test for COVID-19 using a smartphone. Raza Bashir Tarar, the High Commissioner for Pakistan to Canada congratulated Dr. Naqeeb Khalid for developing the smartphone-based diagnostic test for the novel Coronavirus caused disease. In a video conference with the Pakistani doctor, he said that the idea of a COVID-19 test, being displayed and conducted by a smartphone, is commendable.
The invention of the new test, which is not only quick but also hassle-free, accessible, and affordable, would be extremely helpful to people in terms of overcoming the global health crisis and fighting viruses that cause tropical diseases such as dengue.
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani doctor based in Toronto has introduced an instant Covid-19 diagnostic test using a smartphone.
Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has congratulated Dr Naqeeb Khalid for his extraordinary achievement.
In a video conversation with Dr Naqeeb Khalid who led the development of smartphone-based diagnostic test for Covid-19 as Director of Medical Device Programme at the Montreal-based Two-Photon Research Inc., the high commissioner said the idea of the Covid test being displayed and communicated by the smartphone was novel and laudable.
He expressed the hope that such a quick, hassle-free, accessible and affordable invention would be of immense help to the humanity in overcoming the current pandemic and fighting viruses causing tropical diseases such as dengue etc.
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Pakistani Doctor develops App Based Covid-19 Diagnostic Test
Jawad AhmadLast Updated: Dec 14, 2020
We heard about Covid-19 in march and had no idea that this virus will be so lethal. With time, we came to know the contagious nature of coronavirus, and from that time, there is no end to it. Due to this, scientists and doctors are getting to know more about it and now its easier to discover and cure it. Even the vaccine to fight covid-19 is developed and will soon reach Pakistan to save Pakistanis from this deadly virus. The anti-body and PCR test is quite expensive, and not everyone can afford it. Keeping in view this, a Pakistani doctor has come up with an App Based Covid-19 Diagnostic Test that can be carried on with a Smartphone.
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