Consumers warned to check home corona tests against approved list
Fast coronavirus tests. Photo: Depositphotos.com
Health inspectors have received dozens of reports of unlicensed coronavirus test kits being sold online and over the counter in shops.
Six home testing kits have been approved for sale in supermarkets, pharmacies and chemists, as well as by online, by the Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ).
Other tests have been given the European Union’s CE quality mark, but are only suitable for use by qualified medical staff. A separate check is needed to determine whether the test can reliably be taken at home.
Germany’s tough anti-Covid measures are likely to last a further eight to 10 weeks, Angela Merkel has warned, while the Dutch prime minister, Mark Rutte, has extended the Netherlands’ national lockdown into next month. As Europe struggles to stem the number of cases and deaths and concerns mount about the new, more contagious UK variant, the German chancellor said infections could rise 10-fold by Easter if the country did not succeed in.