2020.05.13 00:15Nation

抗原検査キットを承認　新型コロナ感染を迅速判定―厚労省

　新型コロナウイルス感染の有無を短時間で調べられる抗原検査キットについて、加藤勝信厚生労働相は１３日、薬事承認した。同日開かれる中央社会保険医療協議会（厚労相の諮問機関）で了承され、保険適用の対象となる見通し。
　抗原検査キットは「富士レビオ」（東京都新宿区）が開発し、４月２７日に承認申請していた。現行のＰＣＲ検査よりも短時間で判定が可能になり、使い分けることで検査件数を増やすことができると期待される。（2020/05/13-00:15）

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2020.05.13 00:15Nation

Japan Approves Coronavirus Antigen Test Kit

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Japanese health minister Katsunobu Kato on Wednesday approved an antigen test kit that can detect coronavirus infections quickly.
   Tokyo-based reagent maker Fujirebio Inc., which developed the kit, applied for approval on April 27.
   The kit will initially be supplied for use in emergency medical services and for testing of people who had close contact with those with the virus, Kato said at a press conference on Tuesday.
   The antigen test kit can detect proteins unique to the novel coronavirus from a sample taken from the back of the nose.
   It can provide results in as little as about 10 minutes, quicker than four to six hours for polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests, which are widely used to test people for the virus.