Rapid Test

• McMaster developed portable COVID rapid home test makes strides to enter marketplace

  Hamilton-based scientists, who've been working on the project for close to a year, say the new saliva-based antigen test could hit the marketplace within the next year.

  Health

  Jun 10, 2022
  
• Ottawa to cut rapid COVID-19 test shipments to provinces, territories by year’s end

  Ottawa will maintain a strategic reserve of 100 million rapid COVID-19 tests for future use, with 50 million earmarked for the provinces and territories.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2022
  
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• Vaccinated Canadians can have COVID-19 symptoms despite testing negative. Here’s why

  Experts say a person may test negative for COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test despite being infected, partly due to how quickly vaccination clears the amount of virus in their body.

  Canada

  Apr 8, 2022
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• Ontario extends free rapid COVID-19 tests for public into the summer

  Free tests were originally offered through grocery stores and pharmacies for eight week beginning on Feb. 9.

  Health

  Mar 30, 2022
• Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc tests positive for COVID-19

  In a tweet Friday evening, Dominic LeBlanc, the MP for Beauséjour, N.B., said he was isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 on a rapid test.

  Politics

  Mar 26, 2022
• COVID-19: B.C. reports another 12 deaths, cases in hospital fall below 600

  Health officials said there were 599 cases in B.C. hospitals, an overnight drop of 13, including 96 cases in critical or intensive care.

  Health

  Feb 25, 2022
• Nova Scotia to resume PCR testing for those with a positive rapid test

  Those who test positive for COVID-19 on a rapid test now have the option to confirm their results through a PCR test, the province announced Thursday.

  Health

  Feb 24, 2022
• Cases in B.C. hospitals fall again, 1 death, as B.C. moves to ‘sustainable’ COVID-19 management

  The update came as provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said the province was "transitioning to what will be our sustainable covid-19 management strategies."

  Health

  Feb 23, 2022
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• Better Business Bureau warns of fake COVID-19 testing appointments

  The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre outlines a new phone scam where someone claiming to be a medical professional booking a COVID-19 test appointment asks for personal information.

  Health

  Feb 2, 2022
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• More rapid tests coming to Quebec schools, pharmacies this week

  Millions of rapid tests are on their way to Quebec’s schools and pharmacies in the coming days.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2022