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LONDON, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The World Nano Foundation and pandemic experts say regular use of inexpensive mass lateral flow rapid antigen test kits is the way to beat COVID-19, its variants and future viruses.
As vaccination quickens for vulnerable members of society, the next prize is to get the world s economies moving, with mass frequent testing as the key, using the mantra test to suppress , and as an early warning system to protect against new strains and future outbreaks.
These simple-to-manufacture rapid tests have shown a thousand-fold increase in the effectiveness and accuracy of testing with this technology. The kits can produce a positive result even when there are fewer antigens to the virus in the sample – vital for finding asymptomatic individuals and super-spreaders .
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Some of Britain s biggest firms have prevented thousands of sick days and kept entire factories from shutdowns by rolling out rapid Covid-19 tests for staff.
John Lewis, steelmaker Tata and carmakers Jaguar and Bentley saved hundreds of thousands of pounds after they set up schemes for employees, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Business chiefs last night said that the stunning results from the mass workplace checks – which can take as little as 15 minutes – showed they can play a vital role in rebooting the economy.
The MoS today launches a campaign to make Covid tests at work commonplace across the UK and help bring staff back to factories, plants, shops and offices as the vaccine drive gathers pace.