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Everything You Need to Know About the PCR Test Home Kit

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Claret Diagnostics offers a home collection kit for PCR testing that enables you to take the samples for you or your family in the safety of your own home. After sample collection, send it to our laboratory where it will be processed to see if you are presently suffering from Covid-19. The  PCR test home kit  comes with instructions on how to conduct the test and the materials needed. The home kit contents: Swab in a sample collection tube Test request form   Introduction letter and instructions Biohazard plastic bag Prepaid return envelope How does it work? Once you get our  PCR test home kit , first read the instructions carefully. We suggest the test be conducted by someone who has experience in swabbing but in situations of no experienced person around, follow the instructions guideline.   Twist the swab to open and remove it without touching the soft tip. Stand in front of the mirror; slowly put the swab in the back of your throat and swab yo...

What Are The Different Types Of Testing For Covid-19?

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As the COVID-19 cases are on surge across the countries, it has become crucial to expedite testing to avoid risk. Large-scale testing could accurately tell us who needs to be isolated in quarantine. Plenty of people who have been infected with the COVID-19 that are either mild symptoms (cough, fever, fatigue) or no symptoms at all. The number of those with mild or zero symptoms is about 80% of all affected by Coronavirus! Without proper testing, It is impossible to tell how many are infected with the Coronavirus but showing no symptoms. Consequently, testing becomes important. Here are the different types of testing done for COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Testing Rapid antigen test is a diagnostic point-of-care nasopharyngeal swab test that shows the presence or absence of COVID antigen in the body. It takes 30 min to test. The test is designed to detect a specific protein in the virus that stimulates the immune response in the body.   PCR Swab Test PCR swab tests are used to immediately ...