Mar 24, 2020 11:36:00

Amazon distributes a new coronavirus infection test kit

Amazon in Washington of King County that are affected the most new corona virus in the United States, research project 'on the new coronavirus infection in collaboration with research groups (COVID-19)

Seattle coronavirus evaluation Network (SCAN) '. SCAN is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched by Microsoft's founder Bill Gates, but the project and Amazon can cooperate to diagnose new coronavirus infection at home We have started distributing test kits.

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Many scans for new coronavirus infections are reportedly limited in the United States, but SCAN is keenly interested in finding out what demographic groups spread new coronavirus infections. Therefore, SCAN focused on Amazon Care, a healthcare service provided by Amazon for employees. Utilizing the service's delivery network, we have begun distributing and collecting kits for new coronavirus infections in King County.

According to an Amazon Care spokesman, SCAN's new coronavirus infection test kit is provided `` Amazon Care only '', and the test kit is not distributed on Amazon's extensive delivery network . The test kit provided is the same as the one using the swabs used in the drive-through test facility, and the kit used at home is collected by Amazon Care delivery personnel and sent to the laboratory.

Kristen Helton, director of Amazon Care, told CNBC: `` Responding to the rapidly expanding new coronavirus infection requires community-wide effort, and requires support from both the private and public sectors 'We want to leverage Amazon Care's infrastructure and logistics capabilities to support our local efforts, thanks to our strong community of public health and academic leaders. Yes. '

SCAN is based on influenza virus related studies conducted in Seattle and is partnered with local health authorities as well as research institutions such as the Brotman Baty Institute , Washington University, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , and Seattle Children's Hospital .

About 2,000 people are infected with the new coronavirus in Washington, USA, of which 95 have died. About half of these cases have been confirmed in King County.