NIH to Develop Instant CCP Virus Tests Especially Beneficial for Students and Professional Athletes

NIH to Develop Instant CCP Virus Tests Especially Beneficial for Students and Professional Athletes
A health worker takes a drop of blood for a COVID-19 antibody test in Torrance, Calif., on May 5, 2020. Valerie Macon/AFP/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
Updated:
The National Institute of Health (NIH) is hoping to develop an instant-type of testing for the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus—also called the novel coronavirus—for university and school students, and also for professional athletes.
Rapid testing will allow Americans to return to sporting events this fall, according to the information shared at a Senate Appropriations Committee on July 2.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
Reporter
Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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