Canadian Armed Forces to Develop Independent Testing Capability for COVID-19

Canadian Armed Forces to Develop Independent Testing Capability for COVID-19
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces march in a file photo. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) is developing its own testing capability for COVID-19, said senior military officials in a Nov. 20 House of Commons conference.

Rear-Admiral Rebecca Patterson, commander of Armed Forces Health Services Group, told the National Defence Committee that CAF members have access to rapid testing through both civilian systems and its own surveillance testing.