SINGAPORE : Scientists in Singapore have developed a method to improve the speed of obtaining covid-19 laboratory test results in 36 minutes or by up to four times.The current testing method requires highly trained technical staff and can take a few hours before results are finalised.The new method, developed by scientists at the Nanyang Technological University's (NTC) Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, has demonstrated a way to improve “the speed, handling time and cost of COVID-19 laboratory tests", the university said on Monday.The test, which can be done with portable equipment, could also be deployed in the community as a screening tool, it said.The new method can improve the speed of obtaining COVID-19 laboratory test results in 36.