India, Israel are testing for a test that detects COVID in 30 seconds. (Representative)
New Delhi:
Israel and India are conducting trials in New Delhi on a large sample of patients for four different types of technologies that have the potential to detect COVID-19 in about 30 seconds, including a breath analyzer and a voice test, according to an Israeli statement.
Israel’s Ambassador to India Ron Malka on Friday visited the special testing site established at Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital (RML) to witness ongoing trials conducted for the past three days for rapid COVID testing -19, the Israeli statement said during his visit. .
The rapid test is jointly developed in cooperation with the Defense Research and Development Directorate of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the Indian Defense Research and Development Organization, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Senior Scientific Advisor, India – coordinated by Ministries of Foreign Affairs. affairs of Israel and India.
Mr. Malka was accompanied by Professor K VijayRaghavan, who is the Prime Minister’s principal scientific adviser.
“The RML Hospital is one of the testing sites that has started testing four different types of technologies that have the potential to detect the coronavirus in less than 30 seconds,” the statement said.
These simple, non-invasive technologies include a voice test which uses artificial intelligence to identify changes in the patient’s voice and a breath analyzer test which forces the patient to blow into a tube and it detects the virus to using terra-hertz waves, he said.
There are also isothermal tests that allow the identification of the coronavirus in a saliva sample and a test using polyamino acids that seeks to isolate proteins linked to COVID-19, the release said.
“These trials are being carried out on a large sample of patients in India and if the results validate the effectiveness of the tests, they would be mass-produced in India and marketed globally by Israel and India jointly,” he said. declared.
Speaking during his visit to the testing site, Malka said: “If even one of these tests succeeds in detecting the virus in less than half a minute, that will be the biggest breakthrough in identifying of the COVID-19 that the world has been waiting for. for.”
“By combining advanced Israeli and Indian technology and Indian manufacturing prowess, we can find a way to take back our lives and exist alongside the virus until a vaccine is developed,” a- he declared.
Professor VijayRaghavan said that the translation of basic science and advanced technology to society is materialized in this deep collaboration.
“What was yesterday considered esoteric research is currently being tested for its implementation. These robust tests are the touchstone of science, ”he said.
Noting that Israel and India share collaborations in all fields of science, VijayRaghavan said that the friendship and trust between the two countries which has developed over the years has made the ongoing studies possible. with speed and quality.
“I am sure that some of them will succeed and bring great value to our countries and to humanity,” VijayRaghavan said in the statement.
The trials are part of a multi-pronged mission visiting India from Israel to cooperate in research and development of COVID-19, thus strengthening the strategic relationship between the two countries, the statement said.
Earlier this week, arriving on a special plane from Tel Aviv, the Israeli delegation also brought effective treatment and monitoring equipment that reduces exposure of healthcare workers to the virus, and 83 advanced ventilators who are otherwise still banned for export to Israel, but brought here with a special waiver.
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