COVID-19 SALIVA TEST APPROVED
Channel: A Singaporean
Date: 2020-12-14

COVID-19 SALIVA TEST APPROVED

Resolute 2.0 kit

The Resolute 2.0 kit developed by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research's Diagnostics Development (DxD) Hub and DSO Laboratories has now been approved.

The test kits use saliva, which patients spit into a bottle, instead of nasal or throat swabs, which are invasive methods. This also means that swabbers will no longer be required, freeing up manpower and reducing close contact between patients and medical personnel, lessening the spread of the virus.

The test has been described as the "gold standard" of Covid-19 detection, with clinical studies showing the new test to be able to identify all cases accurately. Furthermore, it is much faster as it produces results in 1 hour instead of the 2.5 hours needed for conventional PCR tests.

The Resolute 2.0 kit will be instrumental in reopening our economy, due to their simplicity, ease of use and speed. It is already being utilised by ParkwayHealth Laboratory, Innovative Diagnostics Labs and Raffles Medical Group, with Changi Airport planning to adopt it by the 1st quarter of 2021.