Who Are Not Suitable for Nucleic Acid Testing?
For some people who are in high-risk areas and who may be infected with the COVID-19, it is very important to do a nucleic acid testing. but it is not suitable to do the testing if there are the following conditions： 1. 30 minutes before taking samples, it is not advisable to do nucleic acid testing for people who …
How to Choose a Correct Virus Preservation Solution for COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing
At present, the form of prevention and control of the new coronavirus is still very severe. As the first step of nucleic acid detection, the importance of sample collection and preservation is undoubted. The inspection industry often says “garbage in, garbage out” is important. The first influencing factor is sample collection. If there is a problem with the sample collection, …
Winter vacation for many colleges across China to start earlier amid latest campus COVID-19 flare-ups
Medical workers conduct the third round of full-scale nucleic acid testing on November 14, 2021 in a university in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Photo: CFP Winter vacation for many colleges in multiple provinces across China this year will start earlier than usual amid recent domestic COVID-19 flare-ups as the new round of resurgences presents characteristics of infection clusters …
What are the procedures from throat swab collection to nucleic acid test report?
From a throat swab collection to the nucleic acid test report on the phone, what has gone through in between? Let us go into the COVID-19 Nucleic Acid Testing Laboratory of the Medical Laboratory Department of Bei’an First People’s Hospital, and follow the medical staff to reveal the whole process of nucleic acid testing. First of all, the sampling personnel …
Chinese vice-premier stresses COVID-19 containment in fall-winter season
A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen at a COVID-19 nucleic acid testing site in Meiling district of Yangzhou, East China’s Jiangsu province, Aug 14, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] BEIJING — Chinese Vice-Premier Sun Chunlan on Monday called for improved and targeted virus control measures in the autumn-winter season. Sun, also a member of the Political Bureau of …
What is the difference between oropharyngeal swab and nasopharyngeal swab for nucleic acid testing
We all know that the two most common methods for nucleic acid testing are oropharyngeal swabs and nasopharyngeal swabs, so what is the difference between them? Nasopharyngeal swabs and oropharyngeal swabs have different sampling methods and positions The accuracy of the nasal and pharyngeal swabs for nucleic acid testing is usually about the same, but the main difference lies in …
Why does the Tokyo 2020 Olympics use saliva for nucleic acid testing?
After a one-year delay, the 32nd Summer Olympic Games officially opened in Tokyo on July 23, and athletes from all countries have settled into the Olympic Village. Athletes and spectators from around the world are flooding into Tokyo, putting enormous pressure on Japan’s efforts to prevent and control COVID-19 and nucleic acid testing. In this case, the Japanese airport quarantine …
