Tests have already arrived in Portugal to know if you have the flu or Covid-19 – NiT
Tests have already arrived in Portugal to know if you have the flu or Covid-19
For now, dual diagnostic tests are available for professional use.
Fever, even tiredness, cough (with or without sputum), headache and throat or diarrhea and vomiting. All these are symptoms of both Covid-1 that predict us all from the final flu and especially in winter: all final complaints, or am I infected with the coronavirus? The answer to this question has become much easier with the new diagnostic tests.
The antigen tests that detect the flu and Covid at the same time are already on sale in the country. Contrary to what happens in Spain, where they can be bought in pharmacies, in Portugal they are only available for professional use. “This type of device is already available (marketed) in Portugal, there are doctors going for in vitro diagnostics to detect several viruses in addition to SARD-CoV-2, such as the additional SARD-2 synsicial virus (RSV) , influenza A and influenza B”, advances Infarmed in statements to “CNN Portugal”.
The new tests are quite a presence2 to the rapid tests that only detect SARS-CoV-. The biggest difference, besides the double result, is that they can have two or more displays (one for each virus) and more letters.
The procedure is also the same, according to the “The Country”: place the swab in the nostril, pour the drops into the cassette and wait between 15 to 30 minutes. The line will indicate the presence of the colored pathogen.