WHO "저소득국에 코로나 항원검사 키트 1억2천만개 제공"<br /><br />The World Health Organization says 120 million rapid COVID-19 test kits will be made available for the world's developing nations,... in a move to curb the further spread of the virus.<br />Kim Hyo-sun reports.<br />The WHO says it will make rapid COVID-19 diagnostic tests available to low and middle-income countries at an affordable cost.<br />"I'm pleased to announce that thanks to an agreement between WHO and partners here today, and others, a substantial proportion of these rapid tests - 120 million - will be made available to low and middle income countries."<br />Describing it as "good news,"... the chief of the international body stated during a press briefing Monday that they will be provided over the next six months,... starting from October.<br />WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus explained that they will be rolled out to some 133 countries, at a maximum cost of 5 U.S. dollars per unit.<br />He also stressed that the test kits will guarantee reliable results in approximately 15 to 30 minutes,... compared to some tests that take hours or days.<br />This, he highlighted will enable more extensive testing,... which is vital in cutting the chain of transmission in many areas.<br />Also at the briefing, the organization's top emergencies expert, said the official global death toll from the coronavirus probably underestimates the true total,... suggesting it could be over a million already.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News.<br />
