Waiting for exam or test results is totally nerve-wracking. There is immeasurable tension in the air while we wait with bated breath for what’s to come. So, when it comes to waiting for Covid test results, there’s nothing currently more anxiety-inducing than this. But what if we told you don’t need to wait for Covid test results anymore? An AI-powered diagnostic company named MediCircle Health Pvt. Ltd. is introducing Spectral Instant Test in India. This is the world’s fastest Covid-19 test that delivers results in just one second. Here’s everything you need to know.
AI-Powered Instant COVID-19 Test Kit Enters India For Last-Minute Requirements
Spectral Instant Test is powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning. This portable test kit eliminates the need for complex lab equipment and chemicals. It simply uses a person’s nasal or mouthwash sample and provides results in just one second. Moreover, the algorithms can be adjusted to also detect different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. SpectraLIT™ is developed by Newsight Imaging in collaboration with the reputed Sheba Medical Center’s ARC InnovationCenter in Israel. In fact, extensive studies performed in Israel shown consistency with the RT-PCR test. This gargle and spit Covid-19 test has a 95 per cent accuracy rate.
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How Does This AI-Based Covid Test Work?
To give you a little information about how this works, the human body produces many chemicals when infected with Covid-19. These chemicals are proteins, peptides that are present in the secretions in the pharynx, nose and mouth. A sample of a person’s nasal or mouthwash is taken and inserted into the device. Spectral Instant Test performs an instant spectral analysis and accurately determines if the spectral pattern matches the Covid-10 sample. You just need a computer, internet connection, saline water and plastic cuvette. In this way, no lab equipment is required and your results will be ready in just one second.
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Spectral Instant Test: Global Recognition & Key Features
In the future, this instant AI-based test will be used to detect other diseases like malaria, dengue, UTIs, tuberculosis and even non-communicable diseases. This rapid Covid test is undergoing FDA approvals in the USA. And it has also been tested in Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, North and Latin America. Its key features include convenient and non-invasive sample collection, high accuracy, mass testing capabilities, portability, real-time reporting, minimal training requirements, lack of complex lab equipment and fast results.