Deputy Health Minister : Currently, there are 4,000 antibody tests and 2,000 rapid antigen tests in Georgia

Currently, there are 4,000 antibody tests and 2,000 rapid antigen tests in Georgia, Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia said at a briefing at the government administration today.

According to her, in the nearest future additional 2,000 antigen tests, which will be used by various clinics.

The Deputy Health Minister noted that each clinic has a laboratory that will carry out primery testing and positive results will be checked at Lugar Laboratory.

“Currently, we have 4,000 antibody tests measuring the level of certain immunoglobulin M and G. There are 2, 000 rapid antigen tests, too, which use analyzer reader device. In addition, we expect to receive additional 2,000 antigen tests in the nearest future, which can be performed without an analyzer and can be easily used by clinics. Each clinic has a separate laboratory that will carry out control testing. In this case, initially we will have to use the quality control mechanism by checking the positive results through PCR testing, ”Gabunia said.