New UK Covid test is effective but won't impact numbers as hoped

Suitable for clinics but not homes, the DnaNudge test is unlikely to fulfil the government ’s ‘Moonshot’ testing goalsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA rapid test for coronavirus made byDnaNudge that was said by ministers to be part of a grand plan to deliver millions of tests in England, works well in hospitals but will not scale up to help the government ’s “Moonshot” plan any time soon, experts say.On 3 August, the government announced that “millions of new rapid coronavirus tests will be rolled out across NHS hospitals, care homes and labs from next week”. It had bought 5.8 million 90-minute tests from DnaNudge, an Imperial College London spinout company.Continue reading...
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