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Oct 14,  · They can do molecular analysis, including PCR analyses, in under an hour — a process that typically takes at least four to five hours in a lab. A Washington, D.C., testing truck has three Cepheid machines on board, each about the size of a printer. Combined, they can give a dozen people PCR results in under an hour, at no cost to test-takers. Mar 30,  · “Typically, a PCR test takes six hours from start to finish to complete,” said Kelly Wroblewski, director of infectious disease programs at the Association of Public Health Laboratories. Some labs have larger staffs and more machines, so they can process more tests at a time than others. Aug 07,  · Because of the uptick in testing in many regions, the labs that analyze these swabs have developed a backlog of tests. They work through these tests in the order they receive them, so if the lab.    

 

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  Aug 01,  · Why does it take so long to get test results? Even under the best of circumstances, our current testing method can take up to 24 hours. We are working to develop more rapid diagnostics, but right now the test is done using a method known as polymerase chain reaction, or PCR. PCR takes a section of the viral genome and amplifies it (makes a lot of . Mar 03,  · 2. A Higher-Than-Usual Volume of Tests. Out of every bottleneck on this list, this is the one most likely to be responsible for a COVID test that’s taking too long, with Covid Clinic or any other trusted testing provider. If there are a lot of patrons coming through a given point of service or a lot of tests to examine back at the lab, getting through them all simply takes time. Aug 07,  · Because of the uptick in testing in many regions, the labs that analyze these swabs have developed a backlog of tests. They work through these tests in the order they receive them, so if the lab.  

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A pathology worker has spilled the beans on why PCR test results are taking ages to arrive and the prognosis is not good, let me tell ya. It boils down to: too many people are getting tested. Reddit user Scematix said in their post that over the past two years pathologies developed a batching test method, which allowed them to speed up the process. Further comments clarified lab workers would batch up to 10 tests at a time.

OK well surely we could just up the capacity at the testing centres and labs, right? Verifying a positive result is also a time-consuming task that only experienced people can do. On top of that, they said there was also an equipment shortage in Australia at the moment. Not good! Finally, one of the most prominent villains of our age rears its ugly, stupid head: capitalism.

All this has had a knock on effect on hospital operations too. Delays in testing have meant people presenting to emergency departments have to wait longer to get help. Well then. Oh wait. We did. But instead of doing that, we focused on increasing police powers and throwing up hard borders, in the hope that this would never happen. In any event, it seems like testing staff are under an enormous amount of pressure so please be nice to them.

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