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Rollout of eye-scan test for coronavirus targeted by German firm
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Rollout of eye-scan test for coronavirus targeted by German firm
Reuters / Updated: Apr 12, 2021, 08:07PM IST
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Semic RF has developed its scanning app with colleagues in the United States and, pending regulatory approval, hopes to start rolling it out there by the end of next month, says its managing director, Wolfgang Gruber.
It uses a photo of the eye taken with a smartphone, and identifies the virus by means of a symptomatic inflammation called "pink eye".
"We managed to isolate COVID-19 from over two million different shades of pink," Gruber told Reuters.
He says the app, already tested on over 70,000 individuals, can process up to a million scans per second and the option to expand that capacity further - potentially allowing crowds back into mass-attendance events like concerts and football matches.
"You take your app, take a picture of both eyes, send it for evaluation, and then you can have the evaluated result stored as a QR code on the tested person's smartphone," Gruber added.
The app is initially being targeted at companies and commercial users, at a cost of 480 euros ($570) per month, with a later rollout to private individuals planned.
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