MGI COVID-19 Container Lab Put to Test, Safeguarding the World Figure Skating Championships
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STOCKHOLM, April 1, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
The weeklong ISU World Figure Skating Championships (the Championships), an
Olympic qualification event, were held in Stockholm, Sweden in late March. The
world's top figure skaters from around the world had travelled to Sweden to
compete for the title of world champions. The event was the largest sporting
event in the country since COVID-19 pandemic.
The stakes remained high for such an international sporting event as the
trajectory of rapidly rising cases and deaths continued in many regions in the
country. The national authority took extra measures to manage the largest crowd
since pandemic. MGI's innovative COVID-19 Container Lab, a mobile COVID-testing
solution specifically designed for fast mass testing, was put to "test",
providing COVID-19 testing for all the participants attending the
Championships. All travellers, including athletes and their staff members,
needed to present a negative COVID-19 result no more than 48 hours prior to
travelling to Stockholm and a further test upon arrival. Three positive cases
were identified to date during a round of testing within the competition bubble.
According to Medical, the official appointed testing service provider, ten (10)
people were working around the clock on site to perform the tests. It was
estimated that approximately 2,500 tests would be performed during the
1.5-week-event.
The mobile laboratory, built in a 12-meter shipping container, consists of
three main cabins including reagent storage, sample preparation, and testing.
The state-of-the-art Biosafety Level 2 laboratory is capable of processing
3,000 patient samples per day. The automation system, including sample
scanning, transfer and viral RNA extraction, eliminates the risk for the
laboratory technicians getting infected during the process. The easy-to-use
system only requires three technicians to manage the entire workflow, whilst a
traditional pathology laboratory would need a dozen technicians to process the
same number of samples.
The modular laboratory solution is particularly useful for the mass testing
applications, such as the airports, ports, and train stations where high
volumes of travellers need to get tested for COVID-19. Christian Lund,
Medical's project coordinator said, "it usually takes about 48 hours to get the
results but thanks to this system we can promise to our customers to deliver
results in 4.5 hours."
The fast turn-around makes it possible for the health authority to manage the
crowds safely and efficiently. The Sweden Container Lab system, supplied by MGI
Latvia, MGI's European research and development base, was delivered to
Stockholm in late January.
MGI, a member of BGI Group, is committed to enabling effective and affordable
healthcare solutions for all. Based on its proprietary technology, MGI produces
sequencing devices, equipment, consumables and reagents to support life science
research, medicine and healthcare. MGI's multi-omics platforms include
reagents, medical imaging, laboratory automation and genetic sequencing. MGI's
mission is to develop and promote advanced life science tools for future
healthcare. For more information please visit MGI website or connect us on
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SOURCE MGI Tech Co., Ltd.
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