Thank you.
I'm not quite clear whom to direct this question to, so I'll open it to whomever on the panel wants to answer it.
We've been hearing from the WHO that we need to test, test, test, and I think there's a pretty consistent consensus in the country that testing, tracing and isolating are key factors in helping us deal with the COVID-19 crisis.
My question is on blood serum test kits. I understand that these kits are manufactured in Canada, and they produce very quick results and can at least confirm positively if someone has been exposed to the virus. I understand that they have been approved by the U.S. and the EU, and are actually in use in many countries, but I understand that Health Canada has yet to approve the use of these test kits in Canada.
Should we be making these serum-based home test kits more widely available so that we can get more accurate figures on who's been exposed to the virus in Canada?