As Coronavirus is swiftly spreading across the globe, the current system of the testing which is taking 3-4 days for results has become a huge problem. Now, the good news coming in that leading pharmaceutical company, Roche came up with cobas 6800/8800 systems.
The 8800 system is capable of testing 4,128 patients a day, and the 6800 version can test as many as 1,440. US health regulators have approved this test and it will speed up the testing ability by at least 10 times from what it is now.
The tool also is available in Europe and countries that accept its CE marking for medical devices. The ability to conduct tests on more patients and getting the results early will mean that it will help to identify the infected in the early stages. They can be treated and quarantines as quickly as possible.
There have been 1,832 cases of Coronavirus infections in the USA. 41 deaths have happened while 31 patients have recovered and were discharged from the hospitals.
