COVID-19 has run out of self-test boxes. How to deal with COVID-19 self-test box? Who can buy it?

COVID-19 self-test box is a very good test article, which can detect whether it is infected with COVID-19 in a short time. Many people will use the COVID-19 self-test box by themselves. COVID-19 self-test box belongs to medical testing supplies. If it is used by isolated personnel, it needs to be recycled by a special person after use. If it is positive, it needs to be treated as medical waste; if it is negative, it needs to be treated as general waste.

What should I do if COVID-19 runs out of self-test boxes?

Also divide people.

1, isolate the observer

No matter whether the test result is negative or positive, all sampling cotton swabs, sampling tubes and test cards are used. Put it in a sealed bag, and the management personnel can consult the medical waste or handle it according to the procedure.

2. Community residents

? Negative test results: all used nasal swabs, sampling tubes, test cards, etc. Put it in a sealed bag and treat it as general garbage.

? The test result is positive: when the personnel are transported, they will be handed over to medical institutions for treatment as medical waste.

How to deal with the test results of COVID-19 self-test box

If the antigen test is positive, regardless of whether there are symptoms such as respiratory tract and fever, residents should immediately report to their communities (towns and villages), and the communities (towns and villages) should contact the emergency center, and transport the residents to medical institutions with fever clinics for nucleic acid testing according to the transportation guidelines of relevant personnel in COVID-19. Sampling swabs, sampling tubes and inspection cards used by positive personnel are put into sealed bags and transported to medical institutions for medical waste disposal.

Residents with negative antigen test and no symptoms can be closely observed, and antigen test or nucleic acid test can be carried out when necessary; Residents with symptoms are advised to go to medical institutions with fever clinics for nucleic acid testing as soon as possible; If it is inconvenient to see a doctor, you should isolate yourself at home, avoid going out, wear a mask correctly, wash your hands frequently and ventilate, and conduct antigen self-test once a day for five consecutive days.

Who can buy COVID-19 self-test box?

1. People with related symptoms

Persons who have symptoms such as respiratory tract and fever within 5 days and go to primary medical and health institutions for treatment.

Step 2 isolate observers

Including home isolation observation, close contacts and sub-close contacts, entry isolation observation, closed control area and people in the control area.

3. Community residents with new needs

Usually refers to the community residents who need antigen self-test.