Can Raman spectroscopy be used in COVID19 qualitative testing?

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Giridhar Kalidasu

I have come across

https://www.newsfilecorp.com/release/53443/BioMark-Diagnostics-Advanced-Raman-Spectrometer-Could-Potentially-Serve-as-Complementary-Detection-Tool-for-COVID-19-Coronavirus

Jp Wu

raman spectroscopy of such COVID 19 can be complex and difficult in use for characterisation and identification. It is highly possible to identify it by raman. But you first have to find its characteristic peaks that would not be overlapped with those from other materials to prevent cross contamination.