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ICMR releases revised advisory for COVID-19 home testing using
Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued an advisory for COVID-19 home testing using Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) in view of the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. ICMR states that individuals who test positive may be considered as true positives and no repeat testing is required. All symptomatic individuals who test negative must get tested by RT-PCR as RATs are likely to miss few positive cases with low viral load. The advisory also states that home testing by RAT is advised only in symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of laboratory-confirmed positive cases, and home testing should
be conducted as per the procedure described by the manufacturer in the user manual. Pictorial and video link of the user manual is provided in the advisory against the name of the approved test kit.
Website Link:
https://www.icmr.gov.in/pdf/covid/kits/Advisory_Home_Test_kit_02062021.pdf
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