US approves first at-home coronavirus test, with results in 20 minutes

The United States on Tuesday authorised its first rapid at-home test for Covid-19, which is available over the counter and produces a result in around 20 minutes.The test, made by California-based Ellume, will sell for around US$30 and the company plans to roll out three million units in January 2021, and millions more in subsequent months.Stephen Hahn, commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said the emergency use authorisation represented a “major milestone”.“We are helping expand…

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