Methods for disposal of Langfang residents’ COVID-19 antigen self-tests after completion
1. Isolate and observe personnel. Regardless of whether the test result is negative or positive, all used sampling swabs, sampling tubes, test cards, etc. should be put into sealed bags and handled by management personnel in accordance with medical waste or procedures.
2. Other community residents. If the test result is negative, all used nasal swabs, sampling tubes, test cards, etc. shall be put into sealed bags and disposed of as general garbage; if the test result is positive, they shall be handed over to the medical institution for disposal as medical waste when the person is transferred.
Methods for processing Langfang COVID-19 antigen self-test results
1. Positive antigen test:
Report immediately to the community where you are, and the community will contact the emergency center. According to the COVID-19 Guidelines for the transfer of epidemic-related personnel, residents will be transferred to medical institutions with fever clinics for nucleic acid testing.
2. Negative antigen test:
1) Asymptomatic residents can be closely observed and undergo antigen testing or nucleic acid testing if necessary.
2) Residents with symptoms are recommended to go to a medical institution with a fever clinic as soon as possible for a nucleic acid test. If it is inconvenient to see a doctor, you should self-isolate at home, avoid going out, and perform an antigen self-test every day for 5 consecutive days.