Scientists develop cheap smartphone-based Covid-19 test kits

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It can provide a test result in just 25 minutes.

American scientists have developed a smartphone-based Covid-19 test that could serve as a quicker and cheaper alternative to PCR testing.

‘Nearly half the world’s population has a smartphone, and we believe that this holds exciting potential to provide fair and equal access to precision diagnostic medicine,’The test requires a basic lab kit that includes a cardboard box, a small hot plate and an LED light that can be produced for less than £75.

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