On March 23, the official website of the State Food and Drug Administration released the news that after review by the State Food and Drug Administration, 2 new coronavirus antigen detection reagent products were approved. As of March 23, the State Food and Drug Administration has approved 19 new coronavirus antigen detection reagent products. Nandu reporter saw from the product list that Shenzhen Longgang local enterprise - Shenzhen Yahuilong Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as: Yahuilong) independently developed and produced the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) antigen detection kit (colloidal gold method) is impressively listed. This means that consumers will buy the product in some pharmacies.
Yahuilong was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Baolong Street, Longgang District, Shenzhen. Earlier, the relevant person in charge of Yahuilong Company introduced in an interview with Nandu reporter that the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) antigen detection kit (colloidal gold method) is a simple operation, 15 minutes can produce results of the rapid detection product, with convenient, fast, and high sensitivity and specificity of the advantages, no need to plug in, no need for professional maintenance, and can be used in professional medical institutions and home self-test and other scenarios. The person in charge said that the product has obtained the EU self-test CE certificate, the European Commission's new crown antigen white list, the Italian Ministry of Health registration certificate and other international certifications, and has passed the clinical evaluation of Germany, Poland, the United States and other clinical laboratories, clinical sensitivity is greater than 90%, clinical specificity is close to 100%. This product of Yahuilong has been sold and used in pharmacies, supermarkets, laboratories and other places in many countries around the world.
It is worth noting that in recent times, Yahuilong has actively made positive contributions to the fight against the epidemic for Hong Kong compatriots. Up to now, more than 60 million copies of the new crown antigen test reagent have been exported to Hong Kong, of which more than 1 million copies have been donated.
Written by: Nandu reporter Yan Peng