Riken, Kanagawa Pref. create test to detect coronavirus in 30 min. english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 3 hours ago - 21:26 | All, Japan, CoronavirusKanagawa Prefecture and government-backed research institute Riken said Thursday they have developed a testing method that can detect the new coronavirus in 30 minutes, far shorter than the six hours required with current tests.
"We would like (the test) to become available for public use as soon as possible," Kanagawa Gov.
The prefecture will conduct tests for the pneumonia-causing virus with the new method on a trial basis.
Under the polymerase chain reaction test, widely used to detect the virus at present, it takes a few hours to mix reagents and samples.
Chemical company Tosoh Corp. and Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical Corp., a subsidiary of Fujifilm Holdings Corp., also began to develop new reagents for shorter virus tests.