Health Canada approves new rapid COVID-testing kits

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Health Canada has approved a new rapid test for COVID-19 that can produce results in under an hour, which is expected to alleviate the pressure on public health laboratories and help circumvent testing kit shortages.

This will be particularly important for rural and remote areas, as well as Indigenous communities, which don’t have access to large PCR machines. They’ll be able to get results much faster and expedite their response to new COVID-19 cases, Dr. Lem said. Ontario, which has had the lowest testing rates in the country for weeks, has come under increasing scrutiny. Last week, Premier Doug Ford said the testing rates, which were as low as around 2,500 last week, are “unacceptable” and vowed to ramp up the volume in the coming days and weeks.

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Interesting. That it was approved after Jason Kenney said he would not wait for Federal approval and use it anyway.

Great news! Although still not fast enough, but if they can mass produce & ship those kits, it’ll be a huge advantage for rural & the indigenous communities. Heard the spartans aren’t taking overseas orders, that’s good, considering they’ll focus on domestic demand.

Great news! Well done Dr. Paul Lem and the incredible team at Spartan Bio

So just a silly thought here but what type of data are they keeping and whom are they sharing it with? You know DNA and all......

Funny that eh?

SOSsaveOurSeniors First masks, now this. Great news for residents and staff in long-term care! Sadly, too late for many, but better late than never. Now just give them all BCG vaccines (made in Toronto) and there will be hope for the seniors we have left!!

I see zero comment regarding what exactly this test is looking for.

What exactly is the accuracy rate of the new tests?

What testing ,it’s a joke

I wonder if eventually it will also confirm if an individual has had the virus in the past? I'm sure I had it in March just before community spread was confirmed in Ottawa but would like to know for sure

Great news , we need lots of these hand held DNA analyzers . Only 10-15 tests can be done each day on one .

Dimcl2 Where can I get one?

biohussein

Not fast enough and still using swabs. Processing 10-15 samples a day? Not good enough.

Can we have some in the US our idiot president keeps lying and saying we have so much but we have zippo 😞🤦‍♀️

Great news!

YES!!!

Better late than never should be their motto. Why are we always last to the game? Especially when these rapid response kits are Made In Canada? Now Hydroxychloroquine for our most ill patients please.

Thank you federal government scientists...

Thank God.

These tests are horrifying. Science went out the window. False positives are happening. They were not scientifically tested but they are being used to separate families. Forced testing will be next.

Are these the tests that the company sent to 🇺🇸 before being approved by GovCanHealth for 🇨🇦's use?

About time.

Good morning, too late, they refused to allow these tests kits based on WHO recommendations, under Trump leadership those kits approved in two days

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