Toyobo develops test kit to detect coronavirus within 1 hour english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 2 hours ago - 16:41 | All, Japan, CoronavirusJapanese fiber and biotechnology firm Toyobo Co. said Monday it has developed a test kit capable of detecting the new pneumonia-causing coronavirus within 60 minutes.
The company's "SARS-CoV-2 Detection Kit" successfully reduced the time it takes to extract the specific genetic material of the virus and multiply it for detection, it said.
(Supplied photo shows a Toyobo Co. test kit for new coronavirus.)
Among those firms coming up with new test kits, Shimadzu Corp., a Japanese precision equipment maker, has said it will begin sales of its PCR test kit with simplified procedures, which enables testing in about an hour, from April 20 in Japan.
The company may export the test kits in May or later, it said.