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The new tests are faster and cheaper than conventional ones, but less accurate. Why they are still important.
Specialists should also take a nose and throat swab for the recently approved rapid tests.
Photo: Christian Pfander
As of Monday, November 2, in addition to the conventional corona tests, PCR tests, the so-called rapid antigen tests, will be approved in Switzerland. The Federal Council announced it Wednesday at a press conference. Rapid antigen testing is intended to allow “faster and more extensive testing of the population,” said Federal Councilor Alain Berset. This would allow more positive cases to be detected and isolated quickly.
For both test methods, unsightly crown swabs must be performed by a trained specialist. A cotton swab is passed deep into the nose and throat and a sample is taken, which is then placed in a solution in a plastic tube.
