People Can Choose Lab Confirmation COVID-19 Tests, Again

by Bobby NockFebruary 24, 2022

The Health Authority says it can resume offering lab PCR tests for people who test positive on a rapid COVID-19 test.

It says it’s able to do this because of the drop in new COVID-19 cases.

Nova Scotia Health says people who test positive on a rapid antigen test can now choose to either isolate as a positive case or get a confirmation PCR lab test.

If the lab test is negative, people are not required to isolate and can resume normal activities as long as they have no symptoms.

Confirmation lab testing was put on hold in December at the height of the Omicron wave.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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