Popular Post webfact Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 New virus test kit has results in under an hour By The Nation A testing kit that can detect the presence of the Covid-19 virus in 30-45 minutes – instantaneously compared to current lab testing, which can take 4-6 hours – is undergoing trials at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. The kit was unveiled at a press conference on Wednesday (March 18) by Professor Dr Jumras Limtrakul, president of the Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology, who was joined by the researchers involved in the project. It was developed in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Broad Institute and Harvard University in the US, with funding from PTT and SCB bank. Already speedy, the kit is to be further enhanced to improve accuracy and ease of use, Jumras said. Thailand has 10,000 kits in stock and up to 4,000 could be produced daily if the trials at Siriraj Hospital are successful. Jumras said the kit renders a diagnosis as fast as a pregnancy test and it can be built and mass-produced entirely with materials available in Thailand for about Bt475 per unit. He noted that the inaugural trial run at Siriraj Hospital involved an actual sample of the Covid-19 virus. The institute is ready to hand the schematics over to the government to begin large-scale production of the kits for the public, Jumras said, and his researchers are confident they will help curb the spread of the virus. Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30384323 -- © Copyright The Nation Thailand 2020-03-18 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Just1Voice Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 and will it also bring down the current 10k test price? 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mark01 Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 Farang price? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBKK Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 25k at Bangkok hospital should be 1000 at most 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nausea Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Ooer - that'll set the cat among the pigeons. I would imagine it's quite convenient for the powers that be to have the current lengthy and expensive testing process. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarFlungFalang Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 27 minutes ago, webfact said: Already speedy, the kit is to be further enhanced to improve accuracy and ease of use, Jumras said. You mean to hope that sometime down the line you might try to make it actually work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FritsSikkink Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 23 minutes ago, Just1Voice said: and will it also bring down the current 10k test price? 25K in Bangkok hospital, pricing in Thai. They are taking the <deleted>. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mung Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 10k test kits lol.. some countries test that many people over a period of 2 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 (edited) The article is not clear. I think this is an antibody test for the blood, not a PCR test. Antibody tests are cheaper. Antibody tests observe your immune system after is starts to respond to the virus. It does not work well for asymptomatic cases. Edited March 18, 2020 by rabas 5 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Denim Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 Docter to patient. " I have some good news and some bad news Mr Somchai " " Whats the good news doc ? " " You don't have the virus " " What's the bad news ? " You are pregnant." 14 hours ago, webfact said: Jumras said the kit renders a diagnosis as fast as a pregnancy test 3 1 1 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, webfact said: He noted that the inaugural trial run at Siriraj Hospital involved an actual sample of the Covid-19 virus. Well, pretty pointless testing a covid-19 test kit without a sample of it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snuller21 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 1 hour ago, Just1Voice said: and will it also bring down the current 10k test price? If you read it, It say around 475 THB per unit. So start with reading the article. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 35 minutes ago, rabas said: The article is not clear. I think this is an antibody test for the blood, not a PCR test. Antibody tests are cheaper. Antibody tests observe your immune system after is starts to respond to the virus. It does not work well for asymptomatic cases. Actually antibody tests work fine for aysmptomatic people. As well as people who had been sick but have now recovered. What it cannot do is identify whether someone has an active infection since antibodies will remain after the infection is gone (hopefully for life but we don't yet know for sure). Indeed, since antibodies take time to form, you may get false negatives in acutely ill people. As such an antibody test is of no use for disease containment and one must assume this is not an antibody but an antigen test of some sort. Antibody tests will be useful in future investigations after the epidemic passes, to try to get a handle on the true number of infected people (and hence actual fatality rate, and an idea what % of the population is now immune) -- they are I think starting to do this now in Wuhan - but the are of no help in containment phase. Big issue will be how sensitive and specific the test is. False positives would have seriously unwarranted effects i.e. people being unnecessarily quarantined. They might make it a 2 phase thing, rapid test and then follow with a confirmatory PCR test. 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesofa Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: A testing kit that can detect the presence of the Covid-19 virus in 30-45 minutes – instantaneously compared to current lab testing, which can take 4-6 hours – is undergoing trials at Siriraj Hospital in Bangkok. Do I remember correctly that President Trump was waiting two days for his Covid-19 test? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaoboi Bebobp Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I don't know the specific differences but Vietnam seems to have created a pretty solid test kit. Quote The kits, which utilize molecular biology techniques, including reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), were developed by the Vietnam Military Medical University and the Viet A Technologies firm, funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology and approved by the Ministry of Health. They can detect the new coronavirus in specimens of droplets obtained from the respiratory tract and blood samples. . . . There are enough materials to produce around 3,600 kits right now (a kit’s good for 50 tests) and Viet A is importing more materials to produce another 2,400, the science ministry said. The firm can produce more if it imports more materials from the U.S. and other countries, the ministry said. https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/20-countries-territories-order-covid-19-test-kits-made-in-vietnam-4070785.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorecard Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, BobBKK said: 25k at Bangkok hospital should be 1000 at most Virus test at Bangkok hospital 25,000Baht. Not surprised, the owners of this company would sell their mother for a half good price. Just like limiting monopolies in the food industry (any industry) this company should be barred from buying any more hospitals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 2 hours ago, webfact said: Thailand has 10,000 kits in stock and up to 4,000 could be produced daily if the trials at Siriraj Hospital are successful. Not if certain people get a hold of them. They will be exported before you can say 'face mask.' 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post webfact Posted March 18, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 Thailand claims to have cheaper and faster virus test kits File Photo Thailand claims to have developed 500 baht COVID-19 test kits which are capable producing a result in under an hour. The CRISPR diagnostic kits are a joint development by the Wittayasirimethi Institute, the Faculty of Medicine of Siriraj Hospital and PTT Public Company. Assistant Professor Chayasith Uttamapinan, one of the researchers who worked on the development of the kits and a lecturer at the Faculty of Science and Molecular Biological Engineering, said that the test can produce results in 30-45 minutes, compared with the current 4-6 hours, and cost about US$15 each, compared with 3,000-13,000 baht for the current ones. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-claims-to-have-cheaper-and-faster-virus-test-kits/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2020-03-19 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chazar Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 13 hours ago, Just1Voice said: and will it also bring down the current 10k test price? can it find bombs as well? 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 good news 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tracker1 Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 OMG another first for Thailand 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post geisha Posted March 18, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2020 There have been numerous warnings on the television and newspapers about Covid 19 test kits. There are the approuved ones, and the others ! I would be very careful of buying/ undergoing such a test . I think the price speaks for itself. If the tests were so cheap, then all countries would have ample stock , which is not the case. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unamazedloso Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 I have a freind in China that i used to work with in the motorcycle industry that has since moved to be sales for a medical company. They have self test kits that take 3minutes!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiBunny Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 11 minutes ago, unamazedloso said: I have a freind in China that i used to work with in the motorcycle industry that has since moved to be sales for a medical company. They have self test kits that take 3minutes!! Are they accurate? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alant Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 15 hours ago, rabas said: The article is not clear. I think this is an antibody test for the blood, not a PCR test. Antibody tests are cheaper. Antibody tests observe your immune system after is starts to respond to the virus. It does not work well for asymptomatic cases. Agree, no detail so not a report that I would base hope on. What technology is employed? Have they found a small critter that turns a bright colour if swimming in the urine of an infected person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yadon Toploy Posted March 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2020 3 hours ago, Chazar said: can it find bombs as well? Or golf balls... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petedk Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) Quote Thailand claims to have developed 500 baht COVID-19 test kits which are capable producing a result in under an hour. They don't call it Amazing Thailand for nothing. Thai doctors and researchers tend to be the among the first in the world at developing new products, cures and tests and at a fraction of the price of other countries. Edit: I know a guy who was tested at Ramkhamhaeng on Monday and he still hasn't received the result. Just keep away from him as he is quite sick ( not necessarily Covid-19) Edited March 19, 2020 by petedk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rabas Posted March 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, alant said: Agree, no detail so not a report that I would base hope on. What technology is employed? Have they found a small critter that turns a bright colour if swimming in the urine of an infected person? The OP just above clarifies the testing method, it is not simple a antibody test as presumed. They are using absolute state of the art CRISPR technology to rapidly detect the virus. This is hot off the press technology from the US, MIT and the Broad Institute (genetic research). Note that Thailand is very advanced in genomic research because the Royal Family has provided lots of resources over time both for agricultural and medical research. This is not Somchai. https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/enabling-coronavirus-detection-using-crispr-cas13-open-access-sherlock-research-protocols-and Edited March 19, 2020 by rabas 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 1FinickyOne Posted March 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2020 17 hours ago, Denim said: Docter to patient. " I have some good news and some bad news Mr Somchai " " Whats the good news doc ? " " You don't have the virus " " What's the bad news ? " You are pregnant." I have bad news and worse news.. Whats the bad news.. You have 24 hours to live Oh my! what is the worse news!! I forgot to call you yesterday... 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DLock Posted March 19, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2020 Thailand claims to have cheaper and faster virus test kits That's great...can we have it? Or is this typical Thai "we've cured Aids", "we've cured Ebola"...to try and stay relevant. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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