COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits approved for sale in China

STORY: COVID-19 antigen self-testing kits approved for sale in China DATELINE: March 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:43 LOCATION: NANJING, China CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the testing kit 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAO LIN, Chairman, Vazyme Biotech Co. Ltd 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU LIGUO, Deputy director, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention STORYLINE: Multiple types of COVID-19 antigen self-test kits have been approved for sale in China. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): CAO LIN, Chairman, Vazyme Biotech Co. Ltd "The self-test kit gives results very quickly. In about 10 to 15 minutes we can get the results. With guidance from a professional, most of us could carry out the test by ourselves." Experts say antigen testing is helpful for early detection of infections but it cannot replace nucleic acid testing. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZHU LIGUO, Deputy director, Jiangsu Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention "It takes a relatively longer time for people to get results of nucleic ac