Health Canada is willing to consider approving home COVID-19 tests to screen for the virus, a spokesman for the minister of health told Reuters, in a win for public health experts and doctors who have argued that frequent and inexpensive testing could beat back the pandemic.The health ministry had previously said it was concerned that people might misuse home tests or misinterpret the results.
Why COVID-19 home testing kits aren’t available in Canada “In response to the evolution of the pandemic, Health Canada is now considering applications for home testing devices for screening purposes,” said Cole Davidson, spokesman for the minister of health said in a statement.In June 2020, Health Canada had indicated that it would not review.