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Singapore launches SwabBot to help conduct COVID-19 tests

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Singapore, Sep 25 (EFE/EPA).- A team of experts in Singapore has designed a patient-controlled robot that can conduct nasal swab tests to detect Covid-19, reducing the risk of exposure to the virus faced by healthcare workers. Not only does SwabBot minimize the contagion risk but, with a procedure time of around 20 seconds, it has the potential to be more efficient than manual swabbing, which can take up to twice as long. (Camera: HOW HWEE YOUNG).SHOT LIST: B-ROLL OF THE SWABBOT DEMONSTRATION IN SINGAPORE.SOUND BITES: CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROF. TAN NGIAN CHYE AND CEO OF BIOBOT SURGICAL PTE LTD AND ZIG VENTURES MR. SIM KOK HWEE (IN ENGLISH).

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