Coronavirus Test Kits

• Ottawa must secure rapid test kits, Oxford vaccine for Canadians: expert

  The government has made mistakes but securing more tests, vaccine access can limit impact: doctor.

  Canada

  Sep 13, 2020
  
• U.K. recalls 741,000 coronavirus test kits over safety concerns

  The government had on July 15 instructed the programme, run by the National Health Service (NHS), to stop using the kits, citing concerns that they may not meet required safety standards.

  World

  Aug 8, 2020
  
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• Coronavirus: U.S. approves 1st at-home test for health-care workers, first responders

  The test from LabCorp will initially only be available to health care workers and first responders under a doctor’s orders.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2020
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• Coronavirus: Dozens of companies on wait-list to distribute test kits in Canada amid shortage

  Health Canada lists a backlog of more than 50 companies waiting for the green light, some of which have been waiting for more than a month

  World

  Apr 20, 2020
• Coronavirus: Ottawa man denied time with dying parents after testing delays

  "The system has failed my family, the government has failed my family," said Craig Conoley in an interview with Global News.

  News

  Apr 6, 2020
• Coronavirus: Health minister signs order for faster access to COVID-19 test kits

  Health Canada said in a statement Wednesday that the order signed by Patty Hajdu will help expedite the arrival of two new diagnostic tests to allow labs to speed up testing.

  Health

  Mar 18, 2020
• COVID-19: U.S. works to get test kits to every state as virus spreads

  Two days after the White House abruptly shifted gears from President Donald Trump’s initial assurances of minimal U.S. fallout to an all-out mobilization under Vice President Mike Pence, the administration’s messaging still wasn’t completely seamless.

  Health

  Feb 28, 2020