"Smart-Device tests for COVID-19"
"Coronavirus Test Clinic"
[ "Smart-Device tests for COVID-19;Covid-19 has beenspreading like a wildfire globally. There is hardly any nation where thisdisease has not entered and caused mayhem. Countries all around the globe aresearching for various strategies to wage a battle against this dangerousdisease. The UK is no different than any other nation in the world. Thisdisease has been spreading in the UK at a much faster rate as compared to othernations in the worldIn order to tackle thespread of Covid-19 within its regions, the UK decided to use testing as astrategy. However, their strategy was halted by the time each test was taken todecide whether a person had corona or not. During this difficult phase, a team ofUK scientists created a smart testing device for coronavirus. This new testingdevice was an amalgamation of molecular virology, image processing, andartificial intelligence. Researchers from three of the top British Universitieshave developed this device which has the capability of detecting a virus within30 minutes by making use of a smartphone. This device also has the capabilityof providing people who are self-isolating to check themselves. ;Health workers all across the UK can use it to test not onlythemselves but another patient as well. This device has the capability of notonly halting the progress of the disease but also reduces the burden on thenational health services of the countryThe researchers who havedeveloped this device believe that this device can be used by the nurses,biomedical students, and ambulatory care professionals. The science associatedwith this device has already been tested in the Philippines to identifychickens having viral infections. A team of researchers is working very hard toadapt this device to check for coronavirus in humansThe cost of everyhandheld smartphone-connected and battery enabled device would cost somewherearound a hundred pounds. The working mechanism of this device is very simple.Throat and nasal swabs are taken and put into the device. Within thirty minutesresult will be available whether a person has Covid-19 or not. One of the bestfeatures of this device is that the samples collected are not required to be a;Coronavirus Test Clinic;or to a lab. Additionally, the same device cantest a minimum of six people. There are some additional features also that arebeing worked upon this device like movement tracking of the user, and contacttracingHome testing kits arealso being made available by the authorities of the UK to the people of thecountry. This home test kit works by pricking a finger so that a drop of bloodis created which is later analyzed to detect the presence of disease. Thesetest kits would be made available to approximately all the pharmacies in the UKThe UK believes thatthese testing devices can prove to be a game-changer in the fight againstcoronavirusOne should also practice social distancing in order tobeat coronavirus and keep oneself safe. ;" ]