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    MASSACHUSETTS – A facemask embedded with tiny, disposable sensors that can diagnose if its wearer has Covid-19 within about 90 minutes has been developed in the USA.

    The sensors are based on freeze-dried cellular machinery that researchers from MIT and Harvard University have previously developed for use in diagnostics for viruses such as Ebola and Zika.

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