A £40 coronavirus test which sends results to your phone in just over an hour could be sold in the UK within weeks, according to a report.
Regulators have paved the way for the DnaNudge test to go on sale throughout the country after giving it the green light. The nostril swab, which can be carried out at home, is able to tell whether someone does not have Covid-19 or if a sample has not been taken properly.
This means it does not result in any false negatives. A swab is placed in a 'cartridge' which is then placed in a 'nudge box', which analyses it and sends the results to your phone within 75 minutes.
The speedy results are a dramatic improvement on current waiting times, which can be up to 72 hours with current tests as they have to be