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Bangkok, Aug 20 (EFE/EPA).-Thai researchers from Chulalongkorn University collected Friday samples to test a device which detects Covid-19 from perspiration at a market in Bangkok. Researcher Assistant Professor Chadin Kulsing from the Chemistry Department, Science Faculty of Chulalongkorn University, who is working on the the portable device to detect Covid-19 told Efe the machine takes about 15 minutes to show a result with an accuracy rate of nearly 95 percent.Data collection showed Covid-19 patients have some chemicals that were very distinct that are likely to come from aromatic substances produced by certain bacteria in the perspiration of the coronavirus patients, according to professor Chadin.(Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: THAI RESEARCHERS FROM CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY COLLECTING DATA SAMPLES AT A LOCAL MARKET IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Mexico City, Mar 9 (EFE) .- Mexico not only has multiple agreements in place with international pharmaceutical companies but also is working on its own Covid-19 vaccine projects, a task being carried out by several different universities.(CAMERA: Juan Manuel Ramirez)Statements in Spanish fromEdda Sciutto, research coordinator of the IIBm of the UNAM:"Development is going more slowly because we had to acquire a lot of materials, we had materials in the lab, but we had to wait for the supply we needed before starting our research. However, we believe that, with the necessary equipment, we should have a national vaccine by October this year."
San José, Jan 26. (EFE) (CAMERA: María José Brenes) .- Costa Rican scientists develop a saliva test to detect COVID-19.
San José, Jan 26. (EFE) (CAMERA: María José Brenes) .- Costa Rican scientists develop a saliva test to detect COVID-19.