Express tests for COVID. The main questions for the "household" diagnosis of the virus

In RUSSIA, against the background of the spread of the omicron strain of CORONAVIRUS, infection records are updated daily - if at the beginning of the week, on January 31, 124 thousand cases were detected, then on Thursday, February 3, the mark exceeded 155 thousand. To curb the growth in the number of cases, the Ministry of Labor recommended that employers to transfer a maximum of employees to remote work without reducing salaries, the regions are introducing distance learning or vacations, and some - St.

The main recommendation of the authorities is to pay attention to one's own HEALTH and call a doctor at home at the first sign of illness. The HEAD of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, separately warned against self-diagnosis: “Only a medical worker can figure it out, who will make a special test - today they are absolutely available in all medical institutions - and determine the disease.”

Despite the government's call for COVID-19 diagnostics to be performed only by healthcare professionals, in the first working week of 2022, retail sales of rapid tests multiplied compared to last year.

What status do express tests have, what are the recommendations in case of a positive result, and whether it is possible to get a sick leave on its basis - RBC understood.