French consortium launches production for saliva-based COVID screening test

Vogo SA

25/05/2020 06:45

PARIS, May 25 (Reuters) - A French consortium announced on
Monday the launch of the production phase for a saliva-based
screening test to detect the COVID-19 coronavirus.
    The consortium said the test would be performed by a
healthcare professional and involves collecting less than 1
millilitre of saliva from a patient. The sample is then
deposited in two tubes heated to 65C, and a subsequent reading
screens the tested patients for the presence of the virus. 
    The consortium - comprised of French companies Vogo
 ALVGO.PA , SKILLCELL and the CNRS SYS2DIAG laboratory - hoped
its 'EasyCov' product would enter the French market from
mid-June onwards.

 (Reporting by Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Kim Coghill)
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