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HCMC to deploy rapid antigen tests for community Covid screening
By Thu Anh, Le Nga May 28, 2021 | 01:39 pm GMT+7
People line up to be tested for Covid-19 in HCMC, May 26, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa.
Ho Chi Minh City would deploy rapid Covid-19 antigen tests to regularly screen vulnerable population segments, the municipal Department of Health stated.
The rapid tests, which would detect coronavirus antigens within 15 minutes, will be deployed at medical facilities across the city, according to the department.
Rapid tests are only up to 75 percent accurate, so they should only be used to screen those vulnerable to Covid-19 infection, and not for confirmation, the Ministry of Health cautioned.