A Kuwaiti medical team has developed a Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) solution to use for coronavirus tests, KUNA reported.
“The new solution developed by the Kuwaiti specialists has ‘excellent’ diagnostic results,” said Dr. Salman Al-Sabah, head of the surgical department at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital.
PCR testing is considered a more accurate method of diagnosing the presence of coronavirus among patients where a swab is taken and blended with a reagent usually called a PCR Kit, of which a solution the Kuwaiti medical team has developed.
The team is now in the initial stages of the solution’s production before the output is ramped up on a bigger scale to satisfy local requirements and reduce dependence on imported reagents that are costlier and take a longer delivery period.
