AHS getting COVID-19 rapid-testing devices for remote communities

Albertans living in remote communities will soon be able to receive COVID-19 results much faster. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is getting 250 handheld devices and 100,000 testing kits from Spartan Bioscience Inc. for $9.5 million to test for the novel coronavirus in rural areas, such as Indigenous communities. The devices, currently in the late stages of development, can confirm COVID-19 results in under an hour, AHS said. "Alberta has been one of the fastest jurisdictions in the world for test