COVID-19: Toronto public schools to get access to take-home PCR tests by end of week – Toronto
TORONTO — Each public college in Toronto may have take-home COVID-19 check kits out there by the tip of the week.
Metropolis officers say the take-home PCR kits can be utilized when a scholar reveals signs of the virus or if one other scholar or workers member of their class has examined optimistic.
The check is run by swabbing the tongue, cheek and contained in the nostril, or via accumulating saliva — versus the nasopharyngeal swab generally used for COVID-19 testing.
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As soon as the check is full, households can drop off the COVID-19 check at a neighborhood pop-up testing website or choose colleges for processing and outcomes, which might take 24 to 48 hours.
PCR assessments had been distributed to some colleges as a part of a pilot mission earlier this 12 months. That mission is now being expanded to serve the entire metropolis.
Town says it’s the primary program of its variety in Ontario, permitting for optimistic instances to be extra simply recognized earlier than COVID-19 can unfold.
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