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		</div><p>A saliva-based coronavirus test that could deliver results directly to patients in minutes is being developed by UK researchers.</p>
<p>The point-of-care Covid-19 antigen test could be carried out in places like remote testing centres, care homes, airports and workplaces, as well as more conventional clinical settings.</p>
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<p>Developers hope to speed up contact tracing and patient isolation, helping to reduce the spread of infection and contain further outbreaks.</p>
<p>The test is being created through a collaboration between Luas Diagnostics and the University of Birmingham.</p>
<p>It will run on a small, low-cost, portable device, providing results in minutes.</p>
<p>Similar to a glucose metre, it will provide results at the site where the test is performed, and will use Bluetooth to transmit the results directly to a smartphone app.</p>
<p>Professor Tim Dafforn, lead investigator at the University of Birmingham, said: “This rapid testing capability would enable better understanding of the spread of the coronavirus, helping all of us as we learn to live within the new normal.”</p>
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<p>Brendan Farrell, chief executive of Luas Diagnostics, said: “Currently, most testing for Covid-19 is conducted in centralised laboratories with relatively lengthy times from sample acquisition to result.</p>
<p>“This both delays and increases the difficulty of tracing the contacts of those who test positive, allowing further proliferation of infection.</p>
<p>“Our goal is to develop a true, simple-to-use, near-patient test yielding results in minutes.”</p>
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