Originally Posted by
Covidian98
It's only meant to gather statistics about the positivity rate and variant distribution, which the PHAC wants to track, in order to have early warning and be better prepared for new variants.
If this were true, the tests would be conducted anonymously. Or if not anonymous they could at least defer to provincial isolation restrictions rather than enforce a 10-day isolation from the date of the test.
If this were true they would only allow swabs that could be collected for detailed analysis. The quasi-self tests you do at home with a nurse on video link can’t detect and report on which variant you have.
If this were true they wouldn’t allow an exemption because you had a positive case 6 months ago, which doesn’t rule out you getting it again, and certainly doesn’t rule out you getting a new variant, which this broken system is apparently designed to monitor.