Authorized sale of homemade covid tests in Colombia

2022-06-16 14:50:20 By : Ms. Chloe Zhou

In the coming weeks, all Colombians will be able to purchase home or self-applied tests in pharmacies, drugstores and other commercial spaces.The tests are antigen tests and only those with Invima registration will be sold.Testing is recommended in people who have symptoms.They must be used until the seventh day of these.The price of home tests ranges between 15 and 23 dollars, that is, from 60 thousand to 100 thousand pesos."Although we had made the request on January 7, at the height of the pandemic we believe that the decision is important. We hope that this initiative will contribute to continuing to lower the Covid-19 rates in the country, as is happening right now. The objective will be to make use of all possible tools so that we can recover normality in the short term”, said Jaime Alberto Cabal, President of FENALCO.The tests will not serve as evidence of isolation or incapacity.According to Leonardo Arregocés, director of medicines at the Ministry of Health, if the result of this test is positive, the person should consult their EPS who, depending on the state of health, will give a disability or issue the isolation certificate.These tests are not recommended for people who are asymptomatic and who have not had close contact with an infected person.The Ministry of Health announced that it is evaluating the cost effectiveness of the Merck pill.Painful story of tragedy with carbon dioxide in a house in the east of MedellínIDEAM declares a red alert in the Medellín River due to the risk of overflowThree houses collapsed in Caldas, there is a missing personGiovanni Moreno was sanctioned with two dates for provocation of Millonarios fansGuardianship ruling orders a presidential debateeye!These are some roads closed in AntioquiaPeak and plaque: Wednesday, June 15, 2022 in the Aburrá Valley11 streams reached a red risk level, due to heavy rainsInvima warns about the arrival of counterfeit medicines in the countryLines P, K and M of the metrocable will not provide service between June 20 and July 9Atlético Nacional, the team of the 51 finalsAtlético Nacional, Colombian soccer finalist by defeating JuniorTeam Medellín decorated with the Order of Merit for DemocracyIndependiente Medellín with mathematical chances towards the finalStudent captured after explosion in Medellín prosecutedThe five guarantees of the candidate Rodolfo HernándezChurch of Santa Elena will begin its controlled dismantlingPhotos confirm that the love between Carlos Mario and Cristina is still aliveInhabitants of Belén Aguas Frías fear tragedy due to heavy rainsThe five guarantees of candidate Gustavo Petro