The Canadian military has embarked on a plan to acquire its own coronavirus testing capacity, senior defence officials told a House of Commons committee today. Being spread across the country, the military has had to rely largely on the public health system for testing. Otherwise, we are using testing wherever Canadian Forces members find themselves." Patterson assured the committee that the military at home and overseas has access to rapid coronavirus tests. Rapid tests can be processed in as little as 15 minutes, wherever the patient is located, but they are considered somewhat less reliable than lab results.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2020 20:37 UTC