Scientists at the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor have developed a technology that allows detecting coronavirus at the earliest stages and at a minimum concentration. This was reported in the press service of the supervisory authority, reports “RIA News”.
“Scientists from the Central Research Institute of Epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor have developed a coronavirus detector, a technology that allows it to be detected at a minimum concentration. Thanks to this development, it will be possible to diagnose COVID-19 at the earliest stages of the disease.
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In September last year, a device for detecting coronavirus in 27 minutes was developed at the Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA). The device shows whether there is an antigen to the virus in the body. The operation of the device is based on the method of isothermal amplification.
At the end of August 2020, the Detector-BIO device was developed in Russia to detect viruses, including COVID-19 in the air. It was assembled by specialists from the Krasnogorsk plant named after S.A. Zvereva (KMZ, part of the Shvabe holding of the Rostec State Corporation) together with the N.F. Gamalei of the Ministry of Health of Russia. The analysis of an air sample with such a device takes from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the concentration of pathogens and other factors.