WELLINGTON, July 14 — The New Zealand government on Thursday announced free masks and rapid antigen tests as it tries to stem the spread of Covid-19 and relieve pressure on the country's health system which is dealing with an influx of Covid and influenza patients.

KUALA LUMPUR, July 7 — Studies done by the Medical Research Institute (IMR) have found that two self-test devices (rapid antigen test) that use saliva for Covid-19 screening, have sensitivity levels of above 90 per cent.

By Zareef Muzammil SHAH ALAM, Jan 8 — Covid-19 screening using antigen rapid test kit (RTK-Ag) is ready to be extended to the corporate sector including foreign workers in the construction and manufacturing industry in Selangor. Selcare Clinic Sdn Bhd manager Mohd Noor Md Nasir said the...

By Sheeda Fathil SHAH ALAM, Jan 1 — Residents in Bukit Gasing constituency can now take the Covid-19 health screening using the Antigen rapid test kits (RTK-Ag) from as low as RM30. Its representative Rajiv Rishyakaran said the screening is for the lower-income bracket segment (B40) and...

REUTERS, Nov 13 — Tesla Inc chief executive officer Elon Musk questioned the accuracy of Covid-19 tests on Thursday after claiming that results showed he tested positive twice and then negative twice all on the same day.