‘World’s first coronavirus susceptibility test being developed in Poland’

The world’s first test may be ready soon to check susceptibility to the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection, claim scientists in Poland. On its basis, it will be possible to predict a more severe course of the disease. Work on the test is carried out at the DNA Research Center in Poznań, west of the country.

Studies and medical observations show that some people are more susceptible to infection. In some, the immune system is generally worse, in others, it is functional but they are more susceptible to certain infections. The test of Poznań specialists is to detect and determine genetically higher exposure to SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus and a more severe course of Covid-19.

“This is the first such genetic test in the world,” emphasized Jacek Wojciechowicz, head of the management board and R&D director, in an interview for PAP, a state-run news agency. “It will allow detection of greater susceptibility and sharper course of the disease, determine which people may require hospitalization and have a worse prognosis. This should help doctors diagnose and treat the disease,” he added.

(PAP)