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Health Canada has issued a public warning after it says counterfeit COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits were found in Ontario.The agency says the counterfeit tests were sold online in 25-pack boxes by a distributor called Healthful Plus without the required licence.It says the packaging resembles authentic products by BTNX Inc. and uses the device identifier “COV-19C25,” but also has several key differences.

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President Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 Again, Days After Recovering From Previous Case

Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again.

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President Joe Biden Tests Negative for COVID-19, Ends Isolation After

President Joe Biden ended his COVID-19 isolation Wednesday (July 27) after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday morning.

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President Joe Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19 - Read the White House's Statement

President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House just confirmed.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci Tests Positive for COVID-19 - Read the Statement

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the leader of the U.S. government’s COVID-19 pandemic response, has just tested positive for the virus.

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Can rapid antigen tests successfully detect new Covid variants? Study answers

the rapid tests were developed for use with the original SARS-CoV-2 viral strain that emerged late in 2019, it is possible that they may not remain sensitive to the new and more infectious variants.

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Vice President Kamala Harris Tests Positive For COVID-19

Kamala Harris has tested positive for COVID-19.

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Number of Rapid Antigen Test collection sites to increase

More Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) collection points are being established in some of our biggest cities to meet continued demand.

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Free rapid antigen tests now available for home testing

If you are symptomatic or a household contact, you can now order rapid antigen tests (RATs) through the newly launched RAT requester site.

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10.8 million rapid antigen tests arrive; 14,633 community cases of COVID-19; 344 in hospital; 5 in ICU

Since Friday, 10.8 million Rapid Antigen Tests have arrived in the country. This follows 5.2 million that landed on Thursday.

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Increased Rapid Antigen Test use at community testing centres

Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) will be used as the primary test at Auckland community testing centres (CTCs) from today to help meet demand for testing as the Omicron outbreak grows.

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Rapid Antigen Test rollout update

More than 3 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) have been distributed across New Zealand for workers who keep New Zealand’s critical services and supply chains moving, and those in our community most at risk from the effects of COVID-19, Director-General of Health Dr Ashley Bloomfield says.

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COVID-19: Free rapid antigen tests now available at these Guelph locations

announced on Wednesday that it will be distributing 5.5 million rapid antigen tests for COVID-19 each week for eight weeks to various pharmacy and grocery store locations across the province.Over 2,300 locations will provide the tests while supplies last with a limit of one box of five tests per household. Free COVID rapid antigen tests now available at Ontario grocery stores, pharmacies at one-box limit Some participating retailers include Costco, Shoppers Drug Mart, Loblaws, Metro, Food Basics, Rexall, Sobeys, Real Canadian Superstore, Longo’s, Walmart, among others.There are at least 34 locations in Guelph that are offering the tests.

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Covid-19 test: Rapid antigen test kit made in Odisha gets ICMR approval. See details

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Arrival of more COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits delayed in Alberta

The arrival of more COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits from the federal government and from private companies is delayed in Alberta. Breanna Karstens-Smith explains.

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Scottish Government confirms ONE death and 740 new Covid cases in Tayside

The Scottish Government has confirmed ONE new coronavirus death was reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

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Albertans line up to get their free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits

On Friday, rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits became available for free at many AHS sites across the province, along with hundreds of pharmacies in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary. As Dan Grummett explains, a finite supply led to long and sometimes chilly lines.

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COVID-19: Ontarians scramble to get rapid antigen tests in provincial holiday test blitz

Ontario names locations to pick up free COVID-19 rapid antigen tests in Toronto-area Jelly says he lined up with a few hundred others for rapid antigen tests at a pop-up site outside the Dundurn Castle landmark, but was told they ran out in less than half an hour.On her way to work this morning, Jacqueline Vincent says she passed by a swarm of people outside of the Richmond-Adelaide Centre pop-up site in downtown Toronto.

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Free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits to be made available at hundreds of Alberta locations: Kenney

Premier Jason Kenney explains how Albertans can obtain free rapid antigen COVID-19 test kits ahead of the holidays from about 740 AHS sites and pharmacies. Kenney said kids will also be made available to schools on alert status.

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Waterloo company offering ‘low-cost’ rapid COVID-19 antigen test kits to the public

COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: Everything you need to know “With the rising number of COVID-19 outbreaks in schools and workplaces across the country, we recognized the need for more accessible and widespread testing,” Jeremy Hedges, The Canadian Shield CEO, stated.“Due to regulatory issues, everyday Canadians are paying some of the highest prices in the world for rapid testing – we strongly believe that we can play a role in making that no longer the case.”The company says the kits will only be available to residents of Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia.The Canadian Shield says it expects wider availability “as provincial ministries issue interim orders and change the regulatory landscape.” Parent-led rapid COVID-19 testing program

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At-home COVID-19 test: FDA approves rapid, 30-minute antigen swab kit

agency announced on Monday. The ACON Laboratories Flowflex COVID-19 Home Test is an antigen test that comes with swabs, a chemical solution and a testing strip.

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COVID-19 rapid antigen tests: Everything you need to know

COVID-19 are quicker and easier, but also less accurate, than the PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests that Canada has relied upon during the pandemic.But as various provinces make rapid antigen tests more widely available to businesses, schools and other groups, here’s what you need to know about how to use them.Rapid tests are for people who have no symptoms of COVID-19, like coughing or fever, said Sarah Mostowich, program lead for the StaySafe Initiative, which provides rapid test kits in Waterloo Region in Ontario.She said it’s important to note that rapid tests are generally offered as part of a frequent testing program and aren’t normally administered just once.“This is something that should be done two to three times a week or so

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India restricts export of Covid-19 rapid antigen test kits

COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing - Reg.For details may pls refer Notification No.18 dated 16.08.2021https://t.co/FQwZwyr0Dt

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Delta Covid-19 variant greatest threat to US pandemic response: Anthony Fauci

Delta variant contributed to a severe outbreak of COVID-19 in India during April and May that overwhelmed health services in the country and killed hundreds of thousands. Never miss a story! Stay connected and informed with Mint.

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Meril bags ICMR nod for indigenous Covid-19 self-test kit CoviFind

ICMR) for its Covid-19 self-use rapid antigen test kit.To be marketed as 'CoviFind', the test kit will expand access to COVID-19 testing, as well as help the nation meet the demand for increased and frequent screening to curb the spread of the pandemic, Meril stated.The test can deliver accurate results swiftly in 15 minutes, the company further claimed."By making reliable rapid antigen testing available to all through a convenient format, Meril's CoviFind test will facilitate early detection, isolation, treatment and contact tracing," Meril Senior Vice-President (Corporate Strategy) Sanjeev Bhatt said.CoviFind is an in-vitro diagnostics immunochromatographic rapid assay kit for the qualitative detection of SARS-CoV-2 specific antigen in

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Covid: Rapid antigen tests to be allowed at all govt, pvt hospitals, says health ministry

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are available online in English and the following languages: of how to take the test.You will be told how to report your result when you are given your test kit.Reporting your result helps the NHS monitor the spread of the virus, reduces transmission, supports communities and helps to save lives.Find out including government guidance for self-isolation.If you have a medical emergency or you think there is something seriously wrong, call 999. Do not delay getting help if you are worried.

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Rapid antigen tests unreliable in asymptomatic COVID-19 cases: study

COVID-19 that detect proteins on the virus are better at diagnosing the disease in patients with symptoms than in those without symptoms, according to data pooled from 64 studies.The analysis, published on Wednesday by The Cochrane Library, found that on average, “antigen tests” correctly identified 72 per cent of symptomatic COVID-19 cases but only 58 per cent of cases in people without symptoms. Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine plant approved in U.S.

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COVID-19: Alberta expands rapid testing to schools, oil and gas, meat-packing plants

COVID-19 rapid testing program to target asymptomatic people in various sectors across the province, including oil and gas, schools and banks.Students at two Calgary schools — one in the Calgary Board Education and one in the Calgary Catholic School District — will be involved in a pilot rapid testing program, which will begin as early as next week.Officials are hoping to learn if rapid tests will be an effective way of managing outbreaks, Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said Thursday. How rapid tests are being used to test for COVID-19 across Canada She said the tests will be done on staff and students who don’t have symptoms of the novel coronavirus.

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Premier League force Fulham to face Spurs this week after Aston Villa Covid outbreak

Premier League have made emergency change to their fixture schedule that has altered the immediate plans of Tottenham, Fulham, Chelsea and Aston Villa.Spurs who were due to take on Villa on Wednesday, will now be coming up against Scott Parker’s men in a clash that was postponed from earlier in the month.That fixture was one of two that was pushed back for the west Londoners, and they have been ordered to fulfil it with just two days notice following a outbreak in Dean Smith’s squad.In addition, their clash against Chelsea has been pushed back from Friday to Saturday.The Athletic add that Fulham are not happy with facing Spurs at such short notice because they had not been preparing for a midweek game.Villa are the latest team to be

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Managers debate mission 'impossible' amid Man City Covid-19 outbreak

straight to your inboxManchester City's Premier League rivals will be watching anxiously as news of the Covid-19 outbreak at the club unfolds.City 's scheduled fixture against Everton at Goodison Park was postponed on Monday after more coronavirus cases were identified.

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Britain approves use of Covid-19 self-test kit

BENGALURU : Britain on Wednesday approved using a COVID-19 self-test kit endorsed by its state-run health service to detect asymptomatic cases, as it mulls further restrictions to stem the spread of a highly infectious variant of the virus.The government has said it wants to start mass testing people as part of its strategy for tracking and tracing infections with cases spiking and as it battles the new variant.It had launched a mass-testing pilot scheme in the northwest city of Liverpool in November, offering everyone tests whether or not they had symptoms, in an attempt to find a new way to use testing to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said that the kit uses an antigen

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Delhi: 11% of symptomatic negative cases in rapid antigen tests found Covid positive via RT-PCR

New Delhi: Nearly 11 per cent of those in the national capital who tested negative for COVID-19 in rapid antigen tests (RAT) but had symptoms for the disease were found to have been afflicted by the viral infection in RT-PCR test between September 1 and November 7, according to official data.Out of the 56,862 symptomatic patients who tested negative in rapid antigen tests, 32,903 were retested through RT-PCR and of them 3,524 were found COVID-19 positive, according to the data shared by health authorities in response to an RTI query filed by a PTI reporter.In order to effectively curb the spread of coronavirus infection, the Union Health Ministry had in September asked all states and Union Territories to mandatorily retest all symptomatic

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Donald Trump Jr. Tests Positive for COVID-19

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Coronavirus: Ottawa reaches agreement for 20.5M rapid antigen tests for detecting COVID-19

Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu announced Tuesday that Health Canada had approved its first rapid antigen test for detecting COVID-19; the Panbio test from Abbott Rapid Diagnostics in Germany.

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Health Canada approves first antigen rapid test for coronavirus

Health Canada has given the green light to another rapid test for the virus that causes COVID-19.The Panbio test from Abbott Rapid Diagnostics in Germany is the first antigen test to be approved in Canada.Antigen tests look for specific markers on the outside of a virus, while all the tests previously approved in Canada look for the novel coronavirus’s genetic material.

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Box Office Preview: 'Tenet' Launches Overseas in Key COVID-19 Era Test

After numerous delays, Tenet begins rolling out Wednesday in a number of international markets in a historic mission to revive moviegoing in the COVID-19 era. Directed by Christopher Nolan, the $200 million espionage epic is the first Hollywood tentpole to hit the big screen since cinemas reopened after a prolonged shutdown due to the devastating pandemic.

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Andhra Pradesh reports 9,597 new COVID-19 cases, 93 deaths in last 24 hours

ANDHRA PRADESH : A total of 9,597 new COVID-19 cases and 93 deaths were reported in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours, according to the state COVID nodal officer."In the last 24 hours, 57,148 samples are tested in Andhra Pradesh. Of which, 9,597 samples tested COVID positive.

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Delhi dispensaries, polyclinics to start Covid-19 rapid antigen tests

COVID-19 pandemic. In continuation of measures undertaken by Government of NCT of Delhi to augment COVID-19 testing and to ensure that it is more accessible, it has been decided that Rapid Antigen Detection tests will be offered by all Delhi Govt dispensaries and polyclinics from 9 am to 12 noon on all days to all eligible individuals (as per Annexure).

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Covid-19: Pune to begin rapid antigen tests soon

Pune: The Pune civic body in Maharashtra has decided to conduct rapid antigen detection tests for diagnosis of COVID-19 after a couple of days, a top official said on Wednesday.He said the move will decrease burden on the National Institute of Virology (NIV) and other laboratories.The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has received one lakh rapid antigen testing kits, he said.As of June 30, Pune has seen 17,000 COVID-19 cases and 643 fatalities.The introduction of the rapid antigen detection test might see a rise in the daily number of cases in Pune."We had placed an order of antigen rapid testing kits and received one lakh such kits.

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ICMR invites applications to validate rapid antigen test for Covid-19

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7,040 people took rapid antigen test, 456 found Covid-19 positive: Delhi Dy CM

₹2,400 in the national capital, Delhi government commenced Covid-19 testing through rapid antigen methodology in and around containment zones in Delhi on Thursday.A total of 341 teams were involved in the rapid-antigen testing that makes results available within 30 minutes, an official said.In a tweet, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said, "7,040 people underwent rapid-antigen test at 193 centres across Delhi.

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ICMR suggests rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis of Covid-19 in hotspots

NEW DELHI : The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Monday recommended using rapid antigen test kits for diagnosis of Covid-19 in hotspots and healthcare settings in combination with the RT-PCR test. The apex biomedical research body said that recommendation is in view of its high specificity while relatively low sensitivity.Standard Q covid-19 Ag rapid antigen detection test has a very high specificity i.e.

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Calgary research team develops hand-held device for COVID-19 self-testing

Dr. Amir Sanati-Nezhad and Dr. Dongyan Niu, researchers at the University of Calgary, join Global News at Noon to talk about their latest COVID-19 research project: developing a self-testing device.

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Prince Charles Tests Positive For COVID-19, Self-Isolating with Camilla at Scotland Home

Prince Charles, eldest child of the queen and father to Princes William and Harry, tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday after showing mild symptoms on Sunday. The 71-year-old royal and his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall, who tested negative, are now self-isolating at their home in Scotland.

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A DriveTest employee in Peterborough, Ont. says she’s concerned about the safety of employees and clients amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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