Tokyo [Japan], July 1 (ANI): In spite of significant and impressive advances in vaccine technology, the global COVID-19 pandemic is over by any means. An important challenge in limiting the spread of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is identifying the infected individuals. Researchers in Japan have now developed a new antibody-based method for the rapid and reliable detection of SARS-CoV-2 that does not require a blood sample.