Oxford COVID19 Government Response Tracker

On 22 July 2021, Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) is continuing to test symptomatic persons and is relying on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing as the first step in the large majority of instances. "Individuals should be tested if they develop symptoms of COVID-19 (click here for Symptoms); are contacted by Public Health; received a notification from the COVID Alert app that they may have been exposed to COVID-19; or were identified in an advisory from Public Health (e.g., a flight or a public place connected to a COVID-19 case).” Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are available in NL to asymptomatic people. However, "results are considered presumptive only. Current presumptive positives are being treated as cases by Public Health... Confirmatory testing is usually performed with RT-PCR [Real Time-PCR] ...a presumptive negative can only be interpreted as the individual is probably negative for now. Anyone with new or worsening symptoms after any negative test - whether rapid or RT-PCR - should complete the COVID-19 Self-Assessment and Referral online.” Overall use of LFTs is limited relative to PCR first-tests. See Province of NL websites, archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20210722202607/https://www.gov.nl.ca/covid-19/faq/who-should-be-tested-for-covid-19/ https://web.archive.org/web/20210722202835/https://crnnl.ca/sites/default/files/CMOH%20Memo%20re%20Panbio%20Test%20Results%20for%20Physicians%20and%20NPs.pdf

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