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The COVID-19 National Diagnostic Research and Evaluation Platform (CONDOR) is accelerating how quickly promising COVID-19 diagnostics make it into real-world use. The platform is evaluating new COVID-19 diagnostics in the settings they will be used, such as in GP surgeries, care homes or hospitals, as well as their performance in laboratory settings.
The Conversation: Why we need to test COVID-19 tests
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13 January 2021
During the first peak of the coronavirus pandemic, it became apparent that the processing of the standard COVID-19 test using nasal swab samples, while considered a gold standard, was slow, taking over 24 hours to give results in most cases.