[cjhopman]

How does Korea have 15 minute tests (from when a sample is collected) and we're excited about a 2 hour or 4 hour one? I'm not being flippant, I imagine that whatever korea is doing they've been open about it and we know how to do manufacture everything and perform those 15 minute tests, but I imagine there must be some reason that we aren't doing them.

[inferiorhuman]

How does Korea have 15 minute tests

They don't. The drive through stations send samples off to a lab that uses a 5–6 hour process. If memory serves, a Hong Kong company devised a 45 minute test otherwise in most places you're looking at hours not minutes.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-51836898

[cjhopman]

You're right. I swear I saw some article that said that South Korean drive through would text results as fast as 15 minutes, but looking at a couple more reports just now all said 24 hours.

[hkai]

Also there are blood tests that are dirt cheap and get you the results in 15 mins, but they are only 80% accurate