Rapid antigen test not needed after recovering from COVID-19 infection

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Dr. Yong Poovorawan, head of the Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at the Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, says that there is no need for a person who has recovered from COVID-19 infection to take a rapid antigen test.

 

In his Facebook post on Sunday, he said that he has been asked by some COVID patients why they still test positive for the virus, using a rapid antigen test kit, after they have recovered from the infection for more than five days. He explained that such a test is unnecessary after recovery, but they should monitor for symptoms and, if there are none, that is fine.

 

File photo: Dr. Yong Poovorawan

 

A member of the Thai Royal Academy, ç explained that COVID-19 is still among us, but its symptoms are less severe because most Thai people have either been infected or have been vaccinated, adding that a person can get infected again, like people get infected with flu more than once.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2023-10-16

 

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