MaeDr Emma Hayhurstyn brif wyddonydd ar brosiect ym Mhrifysgol De Cymru, yn datblygu prawf cyflym ar gyfer COVID-19. Mae’r prawf yn gyflym ac yn gludadwy, nid oes angen ei brosesu mewn labordy a gall y canlyniadau fod ar gael mewn llai na 30 munud. Mae cymaint o bosibiliadau o ran sut gellir defnyddio’r prawf hwn, er enghraifft, mewn cartrefi gofal, ysbytai, meysydd awyr, labordai deintyddol a meddygfeydd. Mae’r tîm wedi cael cyllid gan adran arloesi Llywodraeth Cymru i ddilysu’r prawf. Gallai hyn olygu ei fod ar gael i’w ddefnyddio yn gynnar yn 2021.
Dr Emma Hayhurstis a lead scientist on a project at the University of South Wales to develop a rapid test for COVID-19. The test is quick and portable, it doesn’t need to be processed in a lab and the results can be available in less than 30 minutes. There are so many possibilities for how this test can be used, for example, in care homes, hospitals, airports, dental labs and GP practices. The team have been awarded funding from the Welsh Government’s innovation department to validate the test. This could lead to it being available for use in early 2021.