Touchy SubjectCoronavirus testing has become a sensitive topic in the U.K. after early efforts to speed up diagnosis floundered.
Thousands of tests ordered last spring turned out to be flawed, preventing a scaling up of detection envisioned by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government.
Britain has suffered more than 46,000 deaths, the most of any European country.Graham Cooke, a professor of infectious diseases at Imperial College London, said he was doubtful at first that Toumazou’s device would be useful, but that it held up well under scrutiny.“If you have someone coming in and you’re not sure if they have Covid, you can make a decision about where they should go," he said.