In April, WHO explicitly stated that rapid diagnostic antigen tests are best used to identify acute or early COVID-19 infection, whereas rapid diagnostic antibody tests are to be applied in disease surveillance and epidemiologic research. Now more and more government bodies had included antigen tests in their COVID-19 diagnostic strategies. European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Health Products Regulatory Authority of Ireland, Ministry of Health of Japan, The Indian Council of Medical Research noted that antigen test provides rapid...
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