COVID-19.“The goal is to use them to test children with symptoms but also to do random testing in 25 per cent of the school every week to see if we’re able to catch earlier on those who could be asymptomatic carriers,” said Dr.
Caroline Quach, pediatric infectious diseases specialist at Ste. Justine Hospital.Quach is spearheading the project, testing students at Calixa Lavallée in Montreal North and Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-Marie in Outremont.
Quebec committee of experts recommends when to use rapid COVID-19 tests Researchers hope to find out how effective rapid tests are in detecting and preventing the spread of the virus.Quach added that the project will also study if staff and students can be brought back to school earlier from.