Not GSS but not sure how this affects...

Not GSS but not sure how this affects GSS.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-23/coronavirus-update-covid-19-germany-rand-paul-centrelink-mygov/12079738

Rapid-diagnostic test to give results within 15 minutes

A rapid-diagnostic test for COVID-19 has been approved for use in Australia and could be in use within a week or so, according to one expert.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration [TGA] has approved the new antibody test by company MD Solutions, which gives results within 15 minutes.

There are some pros and cons.

The test detects antibodies produced by the immune system, not the virus itself, so patients who have been infected recently and have not yet mounted an immune response will not give a positive result.

It is also less sensitive, meaning it will give a negative result to some patients who have the disease.

But it also gives a positive result to people who have had the disease in the past, meaning it can show who might have some immunity and be at a lower risk of contracting the virus again.

"This is one of the most important things in the crisis — getting testing right," said Nicholas Talley, who edits the Medical Journal of Australia and is a former president of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

A spokesperson for the TGA said its approval of the test came with conditions.

Meanwhile, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said increased supplies of test kits were on the way, with more than 1.5 million on order.