Rapid testing can also determine if a person is sick, even if they are not exhibiting symptoms. The new measure is to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and some experts say rapid testing should be added to that toolkit. A COVID-19 rapid testing device is displayed at a pop-up testing site on the Dalhousie University campus in Halifax on Nov. 23, 2020. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press)Hard to come by in CanadaThis could be because rapid testing is heavily regulated in Canada. 's provincial health officer was asked why rapid testing was not playing a bigger role in controlling COVID-19 in schools.

Source: CBC News October 04, 2021 18:22 UTC