The test can deliver "results in as little as five minutes and negative results in 13 minutes," its developer, Abbott, said in a statement.
1 / 2The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has authorized the emergency use of a new rapid coronavirus test that could give patients results in less than 15 minutes.
The technology being used for the new test is similar to the one found in rapid flu tests, according to the FDA's authorization letter and Abbott.
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