Infectious disease experts are pushing back against "armchair" molecular biologists who continue to make false claims on social media about PCR tests — the primary method for detecting the virus ...

COVID-19 PCR testing for most New Brunswickers will end April 1, CBC has learned. In a memo to all medical practitioners, Dr. Yves Léger, deputy chief medical officer of health, cites the "very ...

A PCR test is considered the gold standard for detecting coronavirus infection after exposure to Covid-19 or while you’re experiencing symptoms. Coronavirus test experts explain why the rapid ...

The rapid antigen test is considered to be a screening tool. In other words, it can indicate that you might be infected, but a PCR test is needed to confirm the result.

A rapid antigen test is a screening tool – it can indicate that you might be infected, but you need a PCR test to confirm the result.

TOKYO -- Purchases of PCR tests in China's Hubei Province surged months before the first official reports of a novel coronavirus case there, according to a report by Australia-based cybersecurity ...

Dr. Matt Binnicker, an expert in the diagnosis of infectious diseases, reviews scenarios where an at-home antigen test is a good option, and when to seek out a lab-based PCR.

The fastest way to currently find out if you are Covid-19 positive is to take a rapid lateral flow test. While you should always get a PCR test if you have symptoms of the virus, the lateral flow ...

Researchers have built an RT-PCR platform that gives results in 23 minutes that match the longer laboratory-based tests -- faster than other PCR tests on the market. It can be adapted to test for ...

Canadians returning from short foreign trips won’t need PCR test for COVID-19: Source Canada is to announce on Friday that it is no longer obliging vaccinated travelers returning from foreign ...

As COVID-19 cases grow in the Maritimes, so too do the lineups at PCR testing sites. To counter, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have made changes to who qualifies for the more accurate test, asking ...

Barely half of the positive results from antigen tests carried out on close contacts of Covid-19 cases have been confirmed by further PCR testing. An average of almost 4,000 antigen tests have ...