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where are Covid 19 test kits being made?
Where, globally, are Covid 19 test kits being made? What, approximately, is their distribution, again, globally?
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- ?Lv 78 months ago
A better answer will be available on a better page. Move your question to Health section.
They are being made in dozens of countries. Distribution is to over 200 countries on the planet. Did you want to know the exact number at every testing place on the planet? Tomorrow has a different answer as they are used up and the next delivery arrives.
Germany
Altona Diagnostics
Servoprax GmbH
Spain
CerTest Biotech
GENOMICA
Italy
Clonit
USA
Abbott
BioFire
Cepheid
DiaSorin
AND many many others.
Do you need the list of manufacturers in China, South Korea, Singapore, Australia, Turkey, Brazil, India, Poland, The Philippines......
Purchasing Agents around the world are flooding all manufactures with orders for the next case of test kits off the line. Normal shipping is disrupted and most kits go by plane to a distribution point in country of use.
Countries with the most money to spend buy the most kits. A few % have been set aside for the poorer places.
Government leaders and Billionaires have all they need. The other 99% on the planet wait their turn.
Test kits just tell you if you have Covid at the moment of testing. ALL TESTS are not perfect and misread results both positive and negative a few %.
Wear a mask, Wash your hands, Social Distance is how you stop a virus. Lining up for mass tests is not much use. Especially if results take DAYS to get back.
The Spanish tests claim they can have results in five hours.
Cephid claims their test gives results in a few minutes.
It takes just a few seconds to take a sample for testing. TEST analysis places take time to set up and train staff in procedures they are backlogged and cannot keep up with the demand for tests.