Prof. Mona Zaghloul and Prof. Jeanne Jordan (GWSPH) are collaborating on a point-of-care device with high accuracy and affordability that would allow people to self-test at home for COVID-19. The results could be collected and shared with the local public health officials to control the spread of the disease; Infected individuals could self-quarantine as soon as possible; the safety of people who are working during the periods could, therefore, be better protected. In the proposed work, they will develop a sensing system that can detect the COVID-19 virus through a smartphone camera. The collaborative efforts, if successful will highlight GWU’s ambition and efforts to help fight this pandemic.
