Ammon News - Two scholars from the University of Jordan has designed an electron spectroscopy detection system that can detect SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 causative virus), the media arm of the university reported.

The system, developed by Maha Albqoor, a faculty member at School of Nursing, and Muhammad Bqoor, professor of physics at the School of Science, “can detect the existence of sub-micro impurity particles in the human exhaled air, based on the unique shape, dimensions and density of these sub-micro impurities, such as viral particles, including corona viruses”, according to UJ News.

The scholars have submitted an application to the Canadian Intellectual Property Office to register a patent for the device, UJ News reported.