The Government announced today that throat swab samples will be collected for free nucleic acid tests starting November 8, replacing the current practice of collecting nasal and throat swab samples.

SINGAPORE — A robot that carries out nasal swabbing to diagnose Covid-19 has been developed by clinicians who say the automated procedure is safe, faster and more comfortable compared with manual swab ...

The civic body has set up 12 swab collection centres and formulated a standard operating procedure (SoP) keeping in view the rising Influenza A cases. Image used for representational purpose only PUNE ...

Nasopharyngeal swabs have been used for decades to diagnose respiratory infections, including COVID-19. A trained healthcare professional takes the sample by inserting a long swab through the nose to ...

The combined technologies could reduce labor and time required for COVID-19 diagnostic testing 10-fold, and facilitate future diagnostic testing of other respiratory diseases. BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)- ...

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ 096530), South Korea's leading molecular diagnostics company, announced on August 20 that it has obtained CE marking for the use of ...

The World Health Organization estimates that every year 40% of people who fall ill with TB globally are not diagnosed. There is therefore an urgent need for faster, safe and more convenient TB tests.