the Test-system of high sensitivity for the detection of coronavirus COVID-19 the polymerase chain reaction was developed in St. Petersburg research Institute of epidemiology and Microbiology named after Louis Pasteur. The development has already registered a healthcare.
Test system detects the RNA of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 in clinical material, reports TASS. The test-system was developed by the employees of the group of molecular genetics of pathogenic microorganisms of the Institute with the participation of Department of new technology research Institute.
the System is similar to that in the fact that it performs the procedure in a single step. This allows you to save time, said the Deputy Director on scientific work of Institute Vladimir Dedkov. Research Institute of epidemiology and Microbiology named after Pasteur performs the functions of scientific and methodological center for monitoring infectious diseases in the North-Western Federal district. In the laboratory, research Institute tested about 800 samples per day.
Since the beginning of the pandemic coronavirus in the world is infected with more than 5.8 million people. Over 350 thousand patients died. In Russia recorded 387 thousand 623 cases of infection by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2? 4 thousand 374 patient died. With the disease coped 159 thousand 257 people.
