Covid-19: Self-test kits to be evaluated to ensure no decline in quality, says Khairy

PUTRAJAYA: Suppliers of Covid-19 self-test kits will be called for the evaluation of their products following public complaints on different test outcomes, says Khairy Jamaluddin (pic).

The Health Minister said that he had directed the Medical Device Authority to call all suppliers of the kits to look into the matter.

He said the ministry was aware of public complaints about how different kits produced different results when Covid-19 self-tests were done.

“We will be putting kits that are dubious to the test. This is to ensure that there will be no decline in the quality of self-test kits that are sold in our market,” he told a press conference on Thursday (Feb 17).

Khairy said suppliers will also be directed to get quality assurances from the principal manufacturer of the self-test kits.