Each RAT test may have slightly different rules to a different brand. The tests also expire, many within 12 months, so if you've had some in your cupboard for a while, check the expiry date before ...

After hearing about RAT tests flying off the shelves, The Daily Telegraph has devised some strategies to save time and access a self-testing COVID-19 kit before they’re all sold out. Running ...

After hearing about RAT tests flying off the shelves, The Daily Telegraph has devised some strategies to save time and access a self-testing COVID-19 kit before they’re all sold out.

His advice for maximising the accuracy of your RAT is to use the Therapeutic Goods Administration list of approved COVID-19 rapid antigen tests to find a test with the highest sensitivity possible ...

Let’s assume a TGA-approved self-test RAT kit with a minimum sensitivity of 80 per cent and specificity of 98 per cent was used. Probability calculations are performed using an online tool.

The tests take around 20 minutes for a result,compared to the two to five days needed for a PCR test. Advertisement Advertise with NZME. Advertisement Advertise with NZME.

How to register your RAT Despite difficulty acquiring them at the moment, nearly half the daily new case numbers are now made up of RAT results. Here’s what to do if you test positive. Grace Baldwin ...

Positive RAT tests are now considered official by the government. If you test positive you must report your result by phoning the Coronavirus Hotline on 1800 675 398, or completing this online form.

If your RAT returns positive, there is no need to also get a PCR test to confirm. The state government is now treating positive RATs as ‘probable’ cases, but official nonetheless.

How to tell YOUR RAT kit is a fake as a fresh warning is issued for Covid swabs Medical regulator alert for RAT buyers to be wary as some kits can be fake TGA warned some outlets, online stores ...