📽️ In this video Dr Mark Wenitong 🩺 walks us through how to quickly test for COVID-19 by taking a sample from your nose 🧪🛡️ Check out more of Dr Mark’s videos on the Department of Health website where he explains how to use other types of rapid antigen tests 💻 https://www.health.gov.au/resources/collections/rapid-antigen-tests-rats-communication-materials-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people | Australian Government Department of Health, Disability and Ageing

New rapid testing technology in emergency departments is a significant development in testing capability for COVID-19. Tests which deliver a result in 12 minutes helps to very quickly identify patients who do not have COVID-19, enabling faster decision-making in relation to patients’ care and treatment. The Royal Victoria Hospital Emergency Department was one of the five early adopter sites in the UK involved in trialling the Lumira DX tests, which have been validated by the Regional Virology La