Korean Company Invents Smart Device to Detect Corona, Obtains Approval of FDA

South Korea's Celltrion Pharmaceutical Co. said Monday that its experts have invented a smart device to run self-test for the Coronavirus at home.

The newly –invented device named "DiaTrust COVID-19 Ag Home Test" allows anyone to test for the virus at home.

The Korean company revealed that it has obtained emergency approval from the US  Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The company issued a press release that added - according to the South Korean news agency, "Yonhap" - that the product was jointly developed by Celltrion Corporation and the Korean Homesys Healthcare Company, explaining that the product uses an antibody that specifically binds to the Coronavirus (known also as COVID-19)  and detects infection within 15 minutes, and therefore it is considered the most appropriate.

To identify acute or early infection of the COVID-19 virus.

The company indicated that the self-test kits have also obtained emergency approval for use by other countries, including South Korea, and are also used in many European countries.

On the other hand, the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that up to 180,000 health care workers worldwide have died due to Corona Pandemic since it broke out.

A recent report from the UN organization estimates that between 80,000 and 180,000 health care workers have died from COVID-19 globally.

However,  Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the United Nations (UN)

World Health Organization, called for a global moratorium on booster doses until more health care workers receive at least a first dose, noting that deaths among medical personnel are the result of the disparity in vaccination between high and low-income countries.

The UN health agency has also called on the world to protect health care workers from burnout due to heavy workloads.