The new covid-19 rapid test from Sensitest can be made available to every Dutch person. Due to a limitation in the law, the new rapid tests for the Corona virus are currently only available to healthcare professionals. The Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport can temporarily override this restriction so that every Dutch person can buy such a test.
Legislation stipulates that the new rapid tests can only be used by doctors, dentists, nurses, midwives and physiotherapists who are registered in the BIG register. In the interest of public health, the minister can make an exception for the covid-19 rapid test. This would allow every Dutch person to order this test online or pick it up at a chemist or pharmacy. About 500.000 units of this test are produced every day. The test is very easy to administer.
“Running the covid-19 quick test isn't rocket science. It's easy to do at home or at work, ”said Robert Das, director of Sensitest Netherlands. 'In principle, anyone who has ever taken a comparable pregnancy test can perform this rapid test without any problem. The test has many possibilities. You can test colleagues in the workplace who do not feel well. A doctor just told us that a company has sent home three colleagues who 'did not feel so well' in the workplace. All 3 were found to have tested positive with the rapid test. You can switch much faster with this test '.
The new antigen rapid tests for Corona give a test result in 15 minutes. The tests are reliable and can detect the virus very quickly in the first 7 days of the disease. No expensive laboratory equipment is needed to read the test, the test itself displays the result. By making the test available nationwide, a lot of time can be saved and more people can take a test faster.
There are still many people who cannot or do not want to go to a test street. There is no place available, it takes several days or people are afraid of the pain caused by the nasal swab. The new rapid test is no longer painful because the antigen substances to which this test reacts are in the front of the nose. They are wiped out with a cotton bud, which tickles a little at most. The sample is then placed in a bottle of which a few droplets are added to the test. After 15 minutes you will know if you are infected with the corona virus.
