British ministers are making plans to distribute millions of free coronavirus antibody tests after a version backed by the UK government passed its first major trials, the Daily Telegraph newspaper reported late on Friday.
The fingerprick tests, which can tell within 20 minutes if a person has ever been exposed to the coronavirus, were found to be 98.6 percent accurate in secret human trials held in June, the newspaper reported.
It added the test was developed by Oxford University in partnership with leading UK diagnostics firms.
DISCLAIMER: The Views, Comments, Opinions, Contributions and Statements made by Readers and Contributors on this platform do not necessarily represent the views or policy of Multimedia Group Limited.
Latest Stories
-
Haiti’s PM Ariel Henry resigns as transitional council is sworn in
9 mins -
Unforgettable stories from Primary School English text books
9 mins -
Jodie Comer to star in 28 Days Later sequel
18 mins -
CAFCC: GH₵36k for Baba Yara Stadium usage was for GFA, not Dreams FC – NSA clarifies
24 mins -
‘Lost’ Gustav Klimt painting sells for €30m
24 mins -
CAFCC: Zamalek arrive in Kumasi ahead of second leg against Dreams FC
29 mins -
Megan Thee Stallion: Cameraman accuses rapper of ‘hostile’ workplace
29 mins -
I would rather invest GH₵50,000 in my soul than go for body enhancement – Celestine Donkor
43 mins -
Four interdicted headteachers transferred after GES probe
52 mins -
Plastic Pollution: UN leads negotiations for international legally binding instrument to regulate usage
56 mins -
UKGCC to tour Golden Exotics on May 2, 2024 as part of World Press Freedom Day
1 hour -
NIC leads insurance firms to donate blood as part of 2023 Blood Donation Campaign
1 hour -
EC sets May 7 to 27 for voters’ register update
1 hour -
Lekzy Decomic, Clemento Suarez, OB Amponsah, others honoured at Ghana Comedy Awards
2 hours -
Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 rape conviction overturned
2 hours