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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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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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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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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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COVID-19: Priority areas in B.C. to receive rapid antigen tests first

B.C. health officials on Tuesday said they will expand access to rapid COVID-19 tests, but take-home kits will not be available in the province until the new year.

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Confusion, frustration as rapid antigen tests demand soars across Canada

As Omicron tightens its grip on Canada, more people are trying to get their hands on rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. As Mike Le Couteur explains, uneven distribution and confusing guidelines are hampering the hunt for the season’s must-have item.

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COVID-19 rapid tests now available for all Albertans

COVID-19, free rapid tests are now available for all Albertans.Premier Jason Kenney announced a slight change to gathering restrictions for the holidays on Wednesday and also announced any Albertan with an Alberta health care card can receive a rapid testing kit. The kit includes five tests and is designed to be used every 72 hours.

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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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Calls to release at-home COVID-19 rapid tests widely in Ontario

Medical experts and families in Ontario are calling on the Ford government to make rapid antigen tests available to every household in the province with the number of COVID-19 cases rising.

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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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One positive Covid-19 antigen test at pilot festival

One member of the public received a positive Covid-19 antigen test at yesterday's pilot festival at the Royal Hospital Kilmainham.

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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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COVID-19 rapid testing begins at 4 Regina Catholic schools

COVID-19 testing is available to students, their family members and staff at four Regina Catholic School Division high schools beginning Thursday.RCSD announced the schools on Wednesday: Dr. Martin LeBoldus Catholic High School, Archbishop M.C.

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Alberta increasing access to COVID-19 rapid testing program

COVID-19.Businesses and service providers that want to offer rapid testing will no longer need to have a health-care provider oversee their program. Edmonton airport staff being offered rapid COVID-19 testing through 8-week mobile lab program Organizations will be able to participate in the rapid testing program independently.

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COVID-19: Montreal protesters denounce 8 p.m. curfew as unscientific, harmful to vulnerable

COVID-19 curfew that many described as unscientific and harmful to society’s most vulnerable.The group stretched across several city blocks as they marched through the Plateau Mont-Royal waving signs, chanting anti-curfew slogans and occasionally booing the police who escorted them on bicycles.Unlike some previous protesters, the ones gathered on Sunday said they supported wearing masks and adopting other health measures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, but are against the 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

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Hinshaw, Shandro to provide provincial COVID-19 update Tuesday afternoon

COVID-19 in the province and “the ongoing work to protect public health.”The chief medical officer of health and minister will be making their comments at 4 p.m. and you can watch them in this story.

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Evaluation of Abbott BinaxNOW Rapid Antigen Test for SARS-CoV-2 Infection at Two Community-Based Testing Sites — Pima County, Arizona, November 3–17, 2020

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Expediated COVID-19 airport testing set to launch February in Edmonton

Edmonton International Airport is two weeks away from launching the same COVID-19 testing pilot program that is already in place in Calgary.The expediated testing program initially launched at the Calgary International Airport and at the Coutts border crossing in November.“We’re working with the government now and Alberta Health Services with that implementation.”The program offers Canadians the option of getting a test when they arrive. They must then self-isolate for 24 to 48 hours while they wait for the results.If the results are negative, they can leave quarantine, but must monitor for symptoms daily and get a second swab within six to seven days of their arrival date.

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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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Alberta expanding COVID-19 rapid testing to long-term care, remote rural communities

The province is expanding its rapid COVID-19 testing to include Alberta’s most vulnerable. The goal is to help contain outbreaks and reduce the spread among high risk populations. Nicole Stillger explains.

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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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New research suggests Alberta COVID-19 R value currently too high to lift restrictions

new measures announced on Nov. 24.[ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ]Kenney said the province’s R value must be below one by Dec.

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USask president on Fred Sasakamoose, COVID-19 wastewater testing

USask President, Peter Stoicheff joins Global News Morning to discuss the passing of Fred Sasakamoose, along with the university’s study into city wastewater and COVID-19.

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Covid-19 testing: RT-PCR tests exceed antigen tests for 1st time, says MHA

@AmitShah taking lead in ramping up medical infrastructure and leading new strategy to combat COVID surge in Delhi.For the first time number of RT-PCR tests in Delhi have exceeded Rapid Antigen Tests.

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Coronavirus: Njoo says antigen tests ‘easier to use’ than other options for detecting COVID-19

Canada’s Deputy Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Howard Njoo spoke Tuesday about the benefits of the newly approved Panbio rapid antigen test, saying the test is “easier to use” and that while its results are not as reliable as tests done in a laboratory setting, it can be a complement to a comprehensive testing strategy.

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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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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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Covid-19: J-K introduces rapid antigen tests for screening of travellers

COVID-19 reported in Jammu and Kashmir, 81 from Jammu division and 382 from the Kashmir division. The total number of cases in the Union Territory (UT) now stands at 24,390 including 7,264 active cases and 459 deaths, as per the administration of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Private colleges eye COVID-19 liability, testing concerns

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – As private colleges and universities set plans to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of a statewide association is raising concerns about liability protections and virus testing costs.Whether institutions can be held liable for students, faculty and staff members getting sick on campus is a top concern for school leaders as they gear up to reopen campuses for the fall term.“The way I look at it is professors and our campuses are frontline workers because we’re bringing in a lot of students from around the country and there’s going to be some positive tests,” said Bob Boyd, president of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, which represents schools throughout the state.

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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

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.Click here to read the Mint ePaperLivemint.com is now on Telegram.

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Alberta investing in COVID-19 serology testing, Misericordia hospital outbreak and more

Julia Wong reports on Tuesday’s Alberta Health COVID-19 update, where the province said $10M is going to COVID-19 antibody serology testing, Dr.Deena Hinshaw said an outbreak has been declared at the Misericordia hospital in Edmonton, and 45 new COVID-19 cases were announced.

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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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Coronavirus antigen tests: quick and cheap, but too often wrong?

Cheap and easy antigen tests that detect proteins of the new coronavirus (yellow) in samples from a person are coming, but they aren’t perfect.

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U.S. Regulators Approve New Coronavirus Antigen Test With Fast Results

U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country.

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US approves new coronavirus antigen test with fast results

WASHINGTON : US regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country.

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India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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