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The Ministry of Industry and Trade spoke about the development in Russia of tests that detect a strain of coronavirus

The Ministry of Industry and Trade said that some Russian manufacturers of tests for SARS-CoV-2 are currently working on the creation of tests that can determine the strain of coronavirus. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the ministry.

“Of course, all test systems can detect the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus by various indicators - an acute stage or the presence of antibodies, including when the disease is a new strain of Omicron. Currently, some manufacturing companies of these products are working on the possibility of differentiating different strains,” the press service said.

The Ministry of Health and Rospotrebnadzor, which monitor the spread of coronavirus variants across the country, are interested in improving the effectiveness of tests, they noted there.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade recalled that currently in Russia such methods for detecting SARS-CoV-2 as PCR (polymerase chain reaction), ELISA (enzymatic immunoassay), ICA (immunochromatographic analysis), isothermal amplification method and determination of virus neutralizing antibodies are used.

Earlier, Rospotrebnadzor said that Russian-made PCR tests are able to detect a new variety of "omicron" strain of coronavirus BA.2.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade spoke about the development in Russia of tests that detect a strain of coronavirus