The HKSAR government also urged RAT kit users to report any positive result for COVID-19 via the government's online platform. On Wednesday, Hong Kong registered 222 new COVID-19 cases by nucleic acid tests, and 208 additional positive cases through self-reported rapid antigen tests, official ...
Tonga is expected to have more positive COVID-19 cases because the Ministry of Health is including positive cases detected by rapid antigen tests (RAT) in addition to PCR tests, the health minister added. As of Tuesday, Tonga has recorded 1,365 active COVID-19 cases. Meanwhile, Vanuatu has...
Among RT-PCR-positive cases, individuals who had a previous documented SARS-CoV-2 infection, coinfection with another respiratory pathogen or tested ≥ 6 days from symptom onset had higher odds of testing RAT-negative, but the associations were attenuated after adjustment for cycle threshold values...
You've tested negative for COVID using a rapid antigen test (RAT), but are a close contact of a positive family member and have symptoms. So you might be wondering if you're really COVID-negative or if the test is working as well as it should. There are many reasons why your RAT ...
How do at-home COVID-19 tests work? For the most part, at-home COVID tests are rapid antigen (Ag or RAT) tests. Rapid antigen tests use microscopic tags that recognize viral particles, or antigens, in the mucus from your nose. When you use the test correctly, viral antigens the swa...
The RDHS divisions are COL (Colombo), GAM (Gampaha), PUT (Puttalam), KAL (Kalutara), ANU (Anuradhapura), KAN (Kandy), KUR (Kurunegala), POL (Polonnaruwa), JAF (Jaffna), RAT (Ratnapura), KEG (Kegalle), MON (Moneragala), KLM (Kalmunai), MAL (Matale), GAL (Galle), AMP (...
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"Supplies like drugs and rapid antigen tests (RAT) were in great shortage at first. I can only try to get them by myself," Lee said. Fortunately, the situation has greatly improved now. Since mid-February, Lee has been receiving anti-pandemic supplies donated by the central government, in...
The HKSAR government on Saturday began distributing anti-epidemic service bags, which include 20 RAT kits, to households across the territory, Lam said, urging people to do the tests and submit the results within 24 hours if tested positive. ...