<p class="bodytext">Roche plans to start selling a higher-volume Covid-19 antigen test for laboratories by the end of the year as the Swiss drugmaker expands diagnostics for the pandemic.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-bengal-bengaluru-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-AstraZeneca-Oxford-901194.html#1">Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">"These fully automated systems can provide test results in 18 minutes for a single test (excluding time for sample collection, transport, and preparation), with a throughput of up to 300 tests per hour from a single analyser, depending on the analyser," the group said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The company did not immediately provide details on the accuracy of the antigen test compared to the more-common molecular tests that are now the industry standard in determining whether somebody has an active Covid-19 infection.</p>
<p class="bodytext">Roche plans to start selling a higher-volume Covid-19 antigen test for laboratories by the end of the year as the Swiss drugmaker expands diagnostics for the pandemic.</p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/coronavirus-news-live-updates-india-world-coronavirus-vaccine-karnataka-maharashtra-tamil-nadu-delhi-kerala-gujarat-bengal-bengaluru-mumbai-new-delhi-chennai-kolkata-cases-deaths-recoveries-AstraZeneca-Oxford-901194.html#1">Follow latest updates on the Covid-19 pandemic here</a></strong></p>.<p class="bodytext">"These fully automated systems can provide test results in 18 minutes for a single test (excluding time for sample collection, transport, and preparation), with a throughput of up to 300 tests per hour from a single analyser, depending on the analyser," the group said in a statement.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The company did not immediately provide details on the accuracy of the antigen test compared to the more-common molecular tests that are now the industry standard in determining whether somebody has an active Covid-19 infection.</p>