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No specialist needed: Fujifilm cuts coronavirus test to 75 minutes

New reagent enables automated PCR procedures

With Fujifilm's reagent, samples can be screened in just over an hour, compared with four to six hours for conventional tests.   © Reuters
YUKINORI HANADA, Nikkei staff writer | Japan

TOKYO -- Fujifilm Holdings has developed a chemical that makes possible automated coronavirus testing in just 75 minutes by eliminating a process performed by experienced lab technicians. 

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