Himachal Pradesh guidelines for Rapid Antigen Tests at Home

The Himachal Pradesh Government on 24th May, 2021 released a set of guidelines regarding home testing using rapid antigen tests:

1) It is advised only for symptomatic individuals and immediate contacts of laboratory confirmed positive cases

2) Indiscriminate testing is not advised

3) Home testing must be done according to the procedure given in the user manual.

4) Users must click a picture of the test strip after completing the test procedure with the same mobile phone which has been used for downloading the mobile app an user registration.

5) All individuals who test as positive may be considered as true positives and no repeat testing is required

6) All individuals who test positive must follow home isolation and care as per the ICMR and Health Ministry protocol: https://www.speedtypingonline.com/typing-test

7) All symptomatic individuals who test negative by RAT should get themselves tested by RTPCR.

8) All RAT negative symptomatic individuals may be treated as suspect COVID-19 cases and must follow home isolation