It looks like a typical roadside breathalyzer but instead of alcohol. It's testing for Covid-19. The simple device developed by Indonesian scientists works like an electronic nose. It can smell coronavirus in the breath and detect an infection in under two minutes. The sensors can read the different patterns of covert positive and negative. A single test can be done in 80 seconds much faster than the standard PCR test which can take days for a result that speed comes at the cost of accuracy but as infections surge Indonesia is desperate to stop the spread. We need screening to be done quickly to prevent people getting infected. Indonesia has now granted a distribution permit to roll out thousands of breathalyzers in weeks to increase mass testing at hospitals, airports, and public places. In the right place ten thousand genose units can test 1.2 million people a day that is the highest testing rate in the world. The science I think does back it up. The question is how well it can distinguish covert from other lung infections for example. Despite around 740.000 infections so far and 22.000 deaths. Indonesia has one of the lowest testing rates in the world and struggles to meet the WHO minimum recommendation of 1.000 tests a week for every 1 million people. Here we're comparing testing that might not be as accurate as the PCR but it's absolutely better than nothing. Similar devices are being developed in several countries including in Australia, the UK, and Singapore.1. How to detect it by using that simple device?
2. How long can someone be known that being infected by using the device?
3. How can a person be read to get infected from a coronavirus by this device?
4. What is the advantage using this device compared to using PCR?
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