Singapore — Prolific Facebook user Ho Ching, former CEO of Temasek Holdings, offered some helpful tips on how to do a proper nose swab for the Antigen Rapid Test, or ART..
Let’s start the day with ART if we expect to meet various people during the day, or go for various events during the day.”how important it is for people to collect a proper sample of the cells in the nose lining so as to ensure that the ART is accurate. Do at least 5 rounds of wiping the swab stick around the inside lining of our nostrils, or up to 10-15 rounds.“Some ART kits will ask us to do 5 rounds of wiping. Some will ask us to do the 5 rounds of wiping plus resting on the surface. Others would recommend doing the wiping of our nostril lining for up to 10-15 seconds.”