Covid-19 Antigen Tests
HDI have managed to source a fast reliable and accurate Antigen test for Covid-19.
- No need for expensive PCR lab equipment
- Early detection unlike antibody tests
- Results in 15 minutes
The coronavirus outbreak has swept across the Globe evolving into a pandemic as
declared by the WHO on the 12 March 2020. Diagnosis has been at the forefront of
monitoring the spread of the disease and ensuring timely treatment, especially, for those
who are most at risk.
The kit uses a sandwich immunoassay to detect nucleocapsid (N) antigen from the
SARS-CoV-2 virus, present during infection with COVID-19. As the test detects the viral
particles themselves, it allows early detection and, therefore, screening of COVID-19. In
contrast, detection of antibodies can only occur after the body has mounted a response
to the virus and has to be performed several days after symptom onset.