Health DG cautions against use of Covid-19 rapid test kits

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He says rapid test kits test for antibodies which only develops days later while the rRT-PCR technique detects for the virus itself which has no time lag.

CORONAVIRUS | Health Ministry director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah has advised the public to exercise caution with regard to Covid-19 rapid test kits that can be purchased on the market.

 

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MYEG claims their test kits, by Chinese co in Zhuhai, has USFDA approval. That’s inaccurate. They got no objection clearance to market their product fr FDA based on new crisis policy. Their device hasn’t been reviewed or approved by FDA. Btw, serology testing is inaccurate.

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