[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

 

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

 

 

1. Self-diagnosis kit

 

On January 29, 2022, there were 17,542 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, the highest number on record for the fifth day. Until February 2nd, anyone can receive a gene amplification test (PCR) at screening clinics nationwide, but self-test kits can be tested at screening clinics if desired.

From February 3, if you do not fall under the high-risk group, you will receive a self-test kit from the screening clinic and conduct on-site testing under the supervision of the manager. If positive, you will receive a PCR test. PCR test is △60 years of age or older △Persons with epidemiological relationship △Doctor's note holder △Rapid antigen positive △Person related to infection-vulnerable facilities (nursing facility workers, foreigner protection facility, juvenile protection facility, correctional facility resident, return-to-leave soldier, before admission to a medical institution) patient), etc.

 

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

From the 3rd of next month, COVID-19 patients can receive medical examinations, tests, and prescriptions at local hospitals and clinics. In particular, 431 respiratory clinics in each region are compulsory to open on the 3rd of the new month, and respiratory clinics can receive examinations and rapid antigen tests for professionals. The examination fee is 5,000 won, and the examination fee is free.

 

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

 

 

2. How to use the self-diagnosis kit

Below is how to use the rapid antigen test self-test kit guided by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.

1. Wash your hands thoroughly before using the self-test kit.
2. Insert a cotton swab into the inner surface of both nostrils about 1.5~2cm and rub it in a circle about 10 times.
3. Put the cotton swab taken out of the nose into the solution container, stir it more than 10 times, squeeze the cotton swab into the solution container, and then take it out.

 

※ Depending on the product, the cotton swab may be broken and placed in the solution container.

 

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

4. Close the nozzle cap by pressing the nozzle cap on the mouth of the solution container, and then drop 3 to 4 drops of the sample extract to the sample dripping area of ​​the tester. After about 15-30 minutes, you can check the test result.
5. If the test result is in one line, it is negative. However, if you need a negative confirmation for a quarantine pass through a self-test kit, you must conduct the test under the supervision of an administrator at a screening clinic.
6. If the test result is displayed in two lines, it is positive.

- You must visit a screening clinic and undergo PCR test.
- After the test, you must go home and self-quarantine until the results are confirmed.

7. If the test result appears only on the test line (T) or no line appears, re-examination is necessary. Prepare a new sample and kit and test again.
8. Seal the used self-test kit in the waste plastic bag enclosed with the product.

 

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

If it is positive, take it to the screening clinic at the public health center and treat it as COVID-19 quarantine medical waste. There are slight differences in how to use the self-test kit for each product, so please use it correctly according to the procedure in the user manual enclosed with the product. As the government implements a new quarantine system that greatly expands self-diagnosis kits, concerns are being raised about the shortage of self-diagnosis kits. The government decided to build a supply and demand system with companies, judging that there could be a temporary problem even though the production volume was sufficient. On the 26th, as part of the Omicron response system, the government announced that high-accuracy PCR testing would be conducted only for high-risk groups over the age of 60, and the rest would be tested first with a self-diagnosis kit.

 

[Self-diagnosis kit] How to use the Corona self-diagnosis kit

It will be implemented in Gwangju, Jeonnam, Pyeongtaek, and Anseong, and will be expanded nationwide from the end of this month. Except for close contacts and senior citizens over 60 years of age, simple suspects can only undergo PCR testing if the self-diagnosis test is positive. As the new quarantine system is implemented, concerns are being raised about the shortage of self-diagnosis kits inside and outside the industry. In particular, people's anxiety is growing, especially in online communities. In fact, as a result of visiting the site on the 27th, some pharmacies and convenience stores were sold out one after another, showing signs of a 'second mask crisis'. The pharmacies that had the phrase 'Pharmacies handling self-diagnosis kits' on the outer wall of the building were informed that they were out of stock one after another. A pharmacist at a pharmacy in Jongno-gu, Seoul replied, "All self-diagnosis kits were sold out in the afternoon. I placed an additional order, but I don't know when it will arrive." Another pharmacy pharmacist nearby said, "It is difficult to say that it is still out of stock, but all the items that came in today are out. On the same day, in some online shopping malls, self-diagnosis kits were sold out within a few hours.