Era of Molecular Diagnostics Techniques before and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Despite the growth of molecular diagnosis from the era of Hippocrates, the emergence of COVID-19 is still remarkable. The previously used molecular techniques were not rapid enough to screen a vast population at home, in offices, and in hospitals. Additionally, these techniques were only available in advanced clinical laboratories.The pandemic outbreak enhanced the urgency of researchers and research and development companies to invent more rapid, robust, and portable devices and instruments to screen a vast community in a cost-effective and short time. There has been noteworthy progress in molecular diagnosing tools before and after the pandemic. This review focuses on the advancements in molecular diagnostic techniques before and after the emergence of COVID-19 and how the pandemic accelerated the implantation of molecular diagnostic techniques in most clinical laboratories towardbecoming routine tests.

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This review discusses the advancements in molecular diagnostic techniques before and after the emergence of COVID-19, and how the pandemic has accelerated the development of faster, robust, and portable screening devices. The focus of this study is on how the COVID-19 pandemic has expedited the implementation of molecular diagnostic techniques in clinical laboratories to become routine tests.