11/05/2021 08:40
Health Minister Ioana Mihaila, signed on Monday an order for the diagnosis of COVID-19 using rapid antigen tests in pharmacies. According to a press statement released by the Ministry of Health, pharmacies can opt for the testing after obtaining a temporary approval issued in electronic format by the county public health directorates and the Bucharest public health directorate. The approval is valid for six months, and pharmacies can request successive six-month extensions. Training the staff involved in the testing activity will be organised free of charge by the Romanian College of Pharmacists, in collaboration with the Order of General Nurses, Midwives and Nursing Assistants of Romania, based on a training procedure subject to a collaboration protocol approved by the Ministry of Health that will be concluded 10 working days of the date of publication of the order in the Official Journal, at the latest, the release reads.