Researchers from QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and Indian Institute of Technology are in the early stages of using infrared scanning to detect who is at risk of developing severe Covid-19 symptoms.
The technique scans for different chemical groups in blood samples, and doctors hope this test could be a quick and cost-effective way of triaging patients at overwhelmed hospitals.
QIMR Associate Professor Michelle Hill says the 85 percent accuracy rate is good but says there is room for improvement.