1. Researchers at the Monash University in Melbourne have devised a new blood test that can detect positive coronavirus cases in just about 20 minutes.
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2. The test can determine if someone is currently infected or has been infected in the past.
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3. The test analyses the blood sample to determine the presence and amount of a substance to detect the antibodies raised in response to the SARS-CoV-2 infection.
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4. Researchers used 25 microliters of plasma from blood samples to identify recent COVID-19 cases.
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5. During the tests, researchers found that the positive COVID-19 cases caused the clustering of red blood cells, which was easily identifiable to the naked eye.
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6. Medical practitioners across the world can test up to 200 samples per hour, using a simple lab setup.
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7. The majority of the tests being conducted in India and worldwide are RT-PCR, which requires nasal and throat swabs.
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