Trial runSingapore will use the breathalyzers in a deployment trial to screen some incoming travelers from Malaysia, the Straits Times reported.
Anyone who tests positive in the breath test would be screened in a confirmatory PCR swab test. Singapore currently screens entrants with antigen rapid tests, which would continue alongside the breathalyzers.The tests will sell for S$5 ($3.80) to S$20 each, Du Fang said.The Breathonix test so far has undergone two clinical trials in Singapore and another in Dubai.
It achieved a sensitivity of 93% and specificity of 95% in one early Singapore-based pilot study that involved 180 patients.Never miss a story!