Washington, United States
The United States will provide about $ 232 million to the United States company Ellume USA LLC to increase the production of a domestic test of covid-19 the result is known in 15 minutes, said an official of the White House.
Domestic tests received an emergency permit in December from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States.
This test, which is done with a nasal swab and can be purchased without a prescription, can be performed at home and its result is known 15 minutes later through a telephone application. It has 95% accuracy.
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“It can be used if the person has symptoms of covid-19 and also to detect asymptomatic people so they can go to work, school or events,” White House adviser Andy Slavitt told reporters Crown virus.
He added that the Department of Defense and the Department of Health will be awarded $ 231,800,000 for Ellume, which has based in Australia, Increase the output of this exam.
From that month through July, the company shipped 100,000 test kits a month to the United States, he said.
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The American contribution will allow Ellume USA to increase until the end of the year to more than 19 million the production of tests. Of this total, 8.5 million will be for the US government.
“The ability to perform rapid tests, track contact and quarantine is a focus of our national strategy and will be a vital part of containing the virus and stopping the spread in the community,” Slavitt said.