How long it takes for the results of the new crown nucleic acid test to be available depends on the specific situation, and the duration may range from 6 hours to less than 24 hours.
According to the relevant national epidemic prevention regulations, fever outpatients test results reported within 6 hours, mostly completed in 4 hours; for outpatient emergency, hospitalized patients and companions, to report within 12 hours; for “willing to test as much as possible” crowd, the requirements of the completion of 24 hours. Currently, the detection method used by the testing organization is real-time fluorescence RT-PCR.
When nucleic acid testing is carried out on a large scale under the needs of epidemic prevention and control, it often takes a longer time to get the results from the test subjects. In addition, the distance between medical institutions and laboratories and the different transportation time of samples are all influencing factors, so the results of nucleic acid testing are basically within 6 to 24 hours.
For details, you can consult your local nucleic acid testing organization.