The application of New Coronavirus antigen detection kit is accelerating.
In April 1st, the southern financial and media reporters learned that the Oriental gene New Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) antigen test kit was officially launched in the Guangdong market. At present, the antigen detection kit has been launched in multiple physical pharmacies in Guangzhou and officially sold in multiple online pharmacies simultaneously.
The Oriental gene New Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) antigen detection kit was developed by the Zhejiang Orient Financial Holdings Group Co.Ltd(600120) gene biologics Limited by Share Ltd (hereinafter referred to as the “Oriental gene”). The immunofluorescence sandwich method combined with fluorescent microspheres as a tracer marker was used to detect the COVID-19 virus N antigen in oropharyngeal swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs samples from suspected COVID-19 virus infected people. It has high sensitivity and specificity. Good stability and fast results.
The covid-19 antigen self-test product has been applied in many closed and sealed management areas, international shipping and import prevention and control outside China before it was officially launched on the market.
Deng Weiping, the Guangdong agent of Oriental gene antigen detection kit and the person in charge of Guangzhou Ruixin Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Ruixin biology”), introduced that the covid-19 antigen rapid detection kit can realize on-site detection and home detection, and the detection results can be obtained in 15-20 minutes. At present, the antigen detection kit is available in three specifications: 1 person, 5 persons and 20 persons, of which the price of 1 person specification kit is 19.8 yuan / box.
As of March 30, the State Food and drug administration has approved 21 covid-19 virus antigen detection reagent products. Besides the Oriental gene detection kit, Rui Xin also represented the product of New Coronavirus GenFocus (2019-nCoV) antigen detection kit (latex method) in Beijing. A few days ago, the products of Beijing King Whorf New Coronavirus antigen detection kit were also listed and sold in Guangdong market.
Previously, the office of the National Medical Insurance Bureau issued the notice on effectively doing a good job in the current epidemic prevention and control medical security work, which made it clear that the relevant expenses incurred by the insured in the designated grass-roots medical institutions should be paid according to the current provisions of the overall planning area, and the expenses for purchasing covid-19 virus antigen detection reagent in the designated retail drugstore can be paid by personal account. If residents need it, they can buy antigen detection reagents by themselves with medical insurance.
It is worth noting that Guangdong takes covid-19 virus nucleic acid detection technology research and product research and development as one of the key research directions for covid-19 pneumonia epidemic prevention and control. Among the covid-19 antigen self-test products currently on the market, two are developed and produced by Guangdong enterprises, namely, covid-19 virus antigen detection kit (fluorescence immunochromatography) from huadayin and covid-19 virus antigen detection kit (colloidal gold method) from Guangzhou Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co.Ltd(300482) .
“It is the general trend to use antigen detection kit for daily detection, which can complement the nucleic acid detection of professional institutions. In the future, antigen detection kit will be gradually promoted, and the price will be gradually reduced with the change of the market.” Deng Weiping said.
