Coronavirus Tests

• How rapidly is Canada rolling out COVID-19 rapid testing?

  While Ottawa purchased 40.5 million rapid tests, only 15.4 have arrived in Canada, with provinces and territories telling Global News they've rolled out just 1.3 million of them.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2021
  
• How rapid tests are being used to test for COVID-19 across Canada

  Global News breaks down how rapid tests are used across Canada. In total, fewer than 1.3 million have been rolled out, though five provinces/territories wouldn't provide numbers.

  Canada

  Jan 26, 2021
  
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• New ‘Panther’ machine processes 1,600 COVID-19 tests per day at KGH

  KGH, as well as Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, have received Panther fusion instruments, which are laboratory machines that can process more coronavirus tests than ever before.

  Health

  Jan 10, 2021
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• Ontario training hundreds of lab workers to deal with testing backlog. But is it enough?

  A new program to train desperately needed medical lab workers amid a growing backlog of COVID-19 tests is being rolled out in Ontario. Here are the details.

  Canada

  Oct 14, 2020
• Niagara, Brantford pharmacies to offer COVID-19 tests to those at-risk

  Three pharmacies are set to offer appointment-only coronavirus testing for asymptomatic people.

  Sep 29, 2020
• Ontario announces COVID-19 testing to be expanded to pharmacies

  Starting Friday, the Ontario government announced select pharmacies will begin offering COVID-19 tests to people who aren't experiencing symptoms of the virus as part of its fall preparedness plan.

  Health

  Sep 23, 2020
• European airlines look at fast-acting coronavirus tests to restore faith in air travel

  Much like pregnancy tests, so-called antigen tests can produce results in about 15 minutes and may be included in ticket prices.

  Health

  Sep 23, 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: Lab error could have resulted in false positives in Peterborough, City of Kawartha Lakes

  Peterborough Public Health says results from 22 of its specimens recently tested by a lab in Ottawa have been rejected due to a technical error.

  Health

  May 1, 2020
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• Trump says coronavirus testing ‘not going to be a problem’ under new rules

  The new testing targets would ensure states had enough COVID-19 tests available to sample at least 2.6% of their populations each month — a figure already met by a majority of states.

  Health

  Apr 27, 2020