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Fujifilm unit launches COVID-19 detection kit for Indian, Californian variants

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A health worker wearing overalls, a protective mask and a face visor performs swab tests on motorists at the 'Santa Maria della Pieta' hospital of the ASL Roma 1 health facilities in Rome, Italy. EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI

Fujifilm Holdings Corp said on Monday a subsidiary had launched a detection kit that can identify COVID-19 variants that were first identified in India and California.

The kit developed by Fujifilm Wako Pure Chemical uses a research reagent that is capable of detecting the L452R mutation at a high sensitivity, the company said in a news release.

Photo: EPA-EFE/ANGELO CARCONI

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