The billionaire boss of Boohoo.com has teamed up with a Cambridge-based biotech firm developing a 10-minute home saliva test for Covid-19.
Mahmud Kamani has struck up an exclusive deal with Avacta, a Cambridge-based firm developing a new antigen test. Designed to give a result in 10 minutes, the simple test strip has been described as being 'like a pregnancy test' but for saliva, Manchester Evening News reported.
It has yet to be licensed however. If the test works, it will likely be comfier to use than the NHS home test swabs which can cause irritation to the tonsils and nostrils. Do you have a coronavirus story to share?