Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on Tuesday that the provincial government is deploying 98,000 million Abbott ID NOW and 1.2 million Panbio rapid COVID-19 tests to hospitals and rural communities, with more shipments on the way. These tests can deliver COVID-19 results in under 20 minutes.
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