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Roche’s rapid test with the complicated name “SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Nasal Rapid Test” receives self-test exemption from Swissmedic. The test will be available in pharmacies in Switzerland from April 7.
An exemption for corona self-tests has only recently been possible in Switzerland. In fact, in Switzerland, these tests must always be evaluated by specialists. In the Corona regulations, a special permit for corona self-tests has now been issued. And now the first self-test has been approved by the therapeutic products authority Swissmedic.
From April 7 in pharmacies: This is how the corona self test works(01:40)
Healthy people always recognized
The Roche test is taken from the front of the nose rather than the nasopharynx, which is much more comfortable.
According to Roche, the test has a sensitivity of 82.5 percent and a specificity of 100 percent. Sensitivity indicates how reliably an infected person is recognized. Specificity corresponds to the certainty that a healthy person will also be recognized as such. In addition, the test is as reliable as a test carried out by specialized personnel.
“Swissmedic’s exemption for our test offers people in Switzerland a reliable opportunity to comfortably test themselves at home,” says Timo Niskanen, general manager of Roche Diagnostics Switzerland.
Here you can learn more about all types of corona tests.
Published: 03/30/2021, 3:27 pm
Last updated: 30.03.2021, 20 minutes ago
