Britain, Israel revise COVID-19 test policy as Omega invades world
The United Kingdom and Israel are monitoring and revising their COVID-19 testing policies as they seek to reduce the burden on laboratories in the face of a sharp rise in daily infections caused by the virus. A new mutant virus, Omi Krong. This was released by Reuters on Thursday, January 6, 2022.
In a statement released on Wednesday, the UK Health Authority said that people in the UK who tested positive for COVID-19 on the rapid test device (LFD) will not have to go through a test run. By PCR test, if they are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms.
In Israel, health authorities have also determined that PCR tests will only be performed on people 60 years of age or older with a weakened immune system. Low will be tested by rapid test equipment.
PCR test kits are performed in a laboratory and are used to determine the type of new strain of the virus that a person is infected with, while rapid test kits (LFDs) are used at home or in routine self-testing.
