A staff member tests samples of a potential Covid-19 vaccine at a production plant of SinoPharm in Beijing last April.
PCR tests are the industry standard and a major weapon against a pandemic that has now killed more than a million people and eviscerated the global economy.Already used at hospitals and airports in China, the contraption can process four samples in one go and deliver results in just half an hour. On Monday US President Donald Trump announced the distribution of 150 million rapid coronavirus tests that can deliver a result in 15-30 minutes.
Past experience with major disease outbreaks helped Coyote respond quickly this time around, the company said.