Hanmi Pharm releases Corona 19 rapid antigen diagnosis kit next month

Test results can be checked within 30 minutes..Used for initial diagnosis for suspected infections
Hanmi Pharm releases Corona 19 rapid antigen diagnosis kit next month
HANMICOVID-19 QuickTEST. PhotoㅣHanmi Pharmaceutical

In the News Reporter Nam Gung-gyeongㅣHanmi Pharm (CEO Woo Jong-soo and Kwon Se-chang) announced plans to launch the’HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST’, an antigen diagnosis kit that can check the presence of Corona 19 infection in 30 minutes, in Korea early next month.

According to Hanmi Pharmaceutical on the 18th, HANMI COVID-19 Quick Test is an antigen diagnostic test medical device approved for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO), and is a diagnostic kit with 90% sensitivity and 96% specificity.

Rapid antigen diagnosis kit is a product using an antigen-antibody binding reaction in which a sample collected from the nasal cavity is dropped into the kit and the viral antigen binds to the antibody contained in the kit and the test result is produced. It is similar.

HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST has been evaluated as good for initial diagnosis for suspected infections with respiratory symptoms because of its advantages such as ease of use and quickness to check for infection within 30 minutes.

The test using the HANMI COVID-19 Quick TEST can only be done by a medical practitioner in accordance with the relevant law, and the general public cannot buy and use it. If the test using this kit is positive, the final decision is made through a PCR test conducted by health authorities.

An official from Hanmi Pharmaceutical said, “You need to find the infected person quickly using a rapid antigen diagnosis kit to overcome Corona 19 and return to daily life.” I will concentrate.”

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