COVID-19 Home Test: How To Take Your Swab Sample?

release time:2022-01-12 13:54:16

COVID-19 at-home testing kit can be used to check if you are currently infected with Coronavirus (COVID-19). There are many test kits on the market today, but how do you take your swab sample to ensure the accuracy of the test results? The following is an example of The Pluslife Mini Dock PM001.

1. Applicable sample:Anterior nasal swab
2. Sample collection (pay attention to aseptic operation)

Place the test part at room temperature (15 to 30°C). Wash or disinfect your hands before performing the test procedure. Select a suitable location and perform the test as undisturbed as possible over a 20-minute period.
(1) Remove the disposable sampling swab from the package cutout.
(2) Tilt the head of the person being tested back approximately 70 degrees.
(3) Gently twist the swab and insert the entire aspirated end of the swab approximately 1.5 to 2 cm into the nostril.
(4) Press and rub the swab slightly harder against the inner nasal wall, rotating the swab in a cycle of five times so that all of the absorbent surface of the swab can be moistened.

Tips.
a) Avoid scratching.
(b) It takes approximately 10 seconds to perform this operation.
(5) Slowly remove the swab from the first nostril
(6) Repeat the above steps with the same swab in the other nostril.
Pluslife Mini Dock
The Pluslife Mini Dock At-Home Self-Test Kit provides quick results in the convenience of your home. A simple solution for COVID-19 infection testing, this fastest 10-minute test can be done anywhere, anytime.

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