covid rapid tests

The federal government has stopped shipping rapid COVID-19 antigen tests to provinces as millions are set to expire within the year, and experts say the once-essential tool has lost its importance in the pandemic. There are 90 million…

Random testing at Canada’s border can’t distinguish between people who previously had COVID-19 and those currently infected by it, according to a statement from the government received by Global News. The mandatory measure, which…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 10, 2022 9:47 am     Updated February 10, 2022…

Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada is in crisis when it comes to COVID-19 PCR testing capacity, even as Ottawa struggles to make good on its promise to deliver 140 million rapid tests to provinces by the end of…

The “ideal” quarantine period for a person infected with COVID-19 is still 10 days, but whether that’s possible amid an explosion of Omicron cases is another question entirely, says Canada’s top doctor. For nearly two years…

The Ontario government says it has “not yet received” confirmation of a delivery schedule from the federal government on when the province can expect its share of the newly announced rapid COVID-19 tests. Speaking at a press…

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. The province is currently using around 35,000 tests per week,…

Jennifer Findlay, owner of Creo Kids in White Rock, B.C., says rapid tests could have helped curb the spread of COVID-19 at her child-care centre earlier this year. A child had come in with no symptoms, but eventually tested…