COVID-19: FDA approves import plans for home testing kitsStaff writer, with CNAThe importation of two types of COVID-19 home testing kits has been approved, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Saturday. Three companies that applied for a license to import the kits — “SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Self Test Nasal” by Swiss biotechnology firm Roche and “Check It COVID-19 Test Kit” by US firm Lucira — have been granted approval, FDA Medical Devices and Cosmetics Division specialist Lin Hsin-hui (林欣慧) said. Photo: CNAThe FDA is to issue guidelines on how to conduct home testing before the kits enter the market, Lin added. The products require users to swab inside their nose, with Roche’s kit testing for COVID-19 antigens and Lucira’s kit testing for the virus’ nucleic acid, she said. A person is tested for COVID-19 at a testing station in New Taipei City yesterday.

Source: Taipei Times June 13, 2021 15:56 UTC