The PCR test is considered the “gold standard” for COVID testing and the test is expected to be in high-demand once the Canadian border reopens.

Cipla launches real-time RT-PCR test kit for COVID-19 The RT Direct test protocol does not require any RNA extraction process, which makes it faster and helps deliver results in 45 minutes, the ...

The RT in the RT-PCR test stands for Reverse Transcription and it an important step in the testing process because of SARS-CoV-2 Virus is RNA based virus. To detect presence of COVID-19 virus in a ...

News Narita airport is offering two-hour coronavirus PCR tests starting November The new testing centre will enable departing travellers to get tested and obtain a certificate for negative test result ...

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.

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) has been the star molecular diagnostic and forensic technique. The COVID-19 pandemic has taken RT-PCR, a variant of PCR technology secluded in molecular biology ...

COVID-19 Test Options - How To Choose: Now we have access to PCR tests (known as RT-PCR, or reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction, tests) and rapid antigen tests to detect SARS-CoV-2 ...

The lab Epitome Genetics in Kitchener, Ont., says it can process up to 10,000 PCR tests a day and wants to help the province meet increased demand for COVID-19 tests.

The process for its single-use PCR test is similar to that of a Covid rapid test, but with far more accuracy. All you have to do is input a nasal swap sample, press a few buttons, and wait 30 ...