Politicians Must Not Pressure Health Canada to Approve Rapid COVID-19 Tests: Freeland

People wait in line for hours at a COVID assessment centre at Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, on Sept. 24, 2020. The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

OTTAWA—Health Canada says it can’t provide any information about the status of any of the rapid-testing devices for COVID-19 it is reviewing.

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to approve tests that can provide faster results as hospitals and public health agencies across Canada struggle to keep up with the demand for COVID-19 testing.