How to determine if you have coronavirus?

    Akimat of Atyrau region

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    How to determine if you have coronavirus?

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    Timely diagnosis is one of the most important measures in the event of a threat of the emergence and spread of a new coronavirus in Kazakhstan. In less than 7 days, scientific health organizations have developed two versions of diagnostic kits to determine the presence of the virus in the human body. The kits are based on the molecular genetic research method, the so-called polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Using this method gives test systems significant advantages. The first is high sensitivity - using the developed test systems, it is possible to detect single copies of viruses. Secondly, to diagnose the disease, there is no need to take blood, it is enough to take a sample from the nasopharynx with a cotton swab. Thirdly, the result of the analysis can be obtained in 2-4 hours. Diagnostic laboratories of Kazakhstan throughout the territory have the necessary equipment and specialists to use the developed diagnostic tools.

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