Team Japan develops 10-minute coronavirus test

Trials underway for system from Nagasaki University and Canon unit

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Expanding testing capacity has been a challenge as countries fight against the coronavirus. © Reuters

AKIHIKO NISHIYAMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japanese researchers have developed a test kit for the novel coronavirus that provides results within 10 minutes -- far faster than standard testing methods.

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