Abstract: A system for detecting the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a biological sample includes a sampling device, a lysing chamber, a NASBA fluidic network, and an analytical instrument. The sampling device is configured to contain a sample containing a pathogen target sequence for SARS-CoV-2. The lysing chamber is configured to be in fluid communication with the sampling device to receive the sample. The is lysing chamber is configured to lyse the sample into a lysate. The NASBA fluidic network is configured to be in fluid communication with the lysing chamber to receive the lysate. The NASBA fluidic network includes an enzyme, a forward primer, and a reverse primer for amplifying a predetermined genetic sequence in the pathogen target sequence contained within the lysate. The forward primer has the oligonucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 13, and SEQ ID NO: 17.

Abstract: A method for detecting the presence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in a biological sample includes the steps of lysing the biological sample to form a lysate and generating an amplified lysate by performing a nucleic acid sequence-based (NASBA) amplification for a target nucleic acid sequence in the lysate in the presence of: a forward primer having the oligonucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 13, and SEQ ID NO: 17; a reverse primer having the oligonucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 14, and SEQ ID NO: 18; and a molecular beacon having the oligonucleotide sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 15, and SEQ ID NO: 19 and a fluorophore. The amplified lysate is exposed to an excitation source.