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The Minister of Public Health of the interim government, Dr. Hamad Hassan, held a meeting with the Council of the Union of Laboratory Owners, which was attended by the President, Dr. Mirna Germanus, the head of the epidemiological surveillance program of the ministry, Dr. Nada Ghosn, and the adviser to the Minister of Health, Dr. Muhammad Haydar.
The meeting discussed the mechanism for importing medical reagents for the sake of their quality, in addition to adopting the Rapid Antigen test on the condition that this test is performed on people with clinical symptoms because this test does not reveal traces of the virus and the accuracy of your result is linked to the symptoms. In the latter case, it would allow the distinction between those with Covid-19 and those with influenza.
At the conclusion of the meeting, Dr. Germanus clarified the following:
Approval of the use of Antigen to detect Covid-19 with the establishment of a mechanism for importing, using and reporting results.
– Monitor the import mechanism of reagents, whatever they may be, especially those related to Covid-19, monitor their distribution to all authorized centers and laboratories, and require importers to adhere to the precise declaration of the distribution process, since the importer must obtain prior permission for the import process from the Laboratory Union and the Competent Committee to evaluate the quality of the reagents. Before importing them.
Keeping the cost of PCR as it is, i.e. 150,000 Lebanese pounds, as long as the cost of the antigen for Covid-19 is sixty thousand Lebanese pounds (60 thousand), and the cost of the anti-body antibodies remains 60 thousand pounds.
And he announced that “the union will hold educational workshops on ways to use Rapid Antigen to obtain the precise desired result.”
Dr. Haider then explained that “using the Antigen test for people with clinical symptoms will facilitate emergencies that need to make a quick decision in their treatment.” He stressed that “coordination between the Ministry of Public Health and the Union of Laboratory Owners will continue to monitor the good progress of matters and control them and avoid indulgence.
He pointed out “the importance of the media workshops that the Labor Union will organize to explain the steps that are followed with it regarding each exam, its effectiveness and how citizens can benefit from it and obtain the result of their exam as soon as possible, with the aim of separating those infected by Covid-19 from the uninfected. “
He noted that “this matter will be intense before the glorious holidays, so that the holiday period passes with the greatest possible health security.”
Source: National News Agency
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