RPA1 and COVID-19: Though RT-qPCR remains the gold standard for COVID-19 testing, other techniques such as RT-LAMP (loop-mediated isothermal amplification) [17], real-time reverse-transcription recombinase polymerase amplification assay (RT-RPA) [18], and NEAR (Nicking enzyme-assisted reaction) [19], as well as CRISPR-based detection systems are currently being developed [20].