The test isn’t proprietary, so other institutions can replicate. And they’ve been eager to do just that.
CHICAGO (CBS) — An exclusive look at a major breakthrough in coronavirus testing, on a day Illinois set a new record, testing more than 51,000 people. A day when all of those people are being told to wait four to seven days for their results. CBS 2 traveled down to the University of Illinois to watch students and staff get tested — and get results in three to four hours. It’s a saliva test that could be a game changer. CBS 2’s Chris Tye from the University of Illinois campus in Urbana Champaign. Before the end of the week,70,000 COVID tests will be conducted around the University of Illinois campus. Tests that cost less, come with less pain and less wait time. It’s going to be a lifeline ready to go mobile.
