AQW 27816/17-22 Written question to the Minister of Health

To ask the Minister of Health to detail the mechanism by which people who test positive for COVID-19 with only a lateral flow test can obtain certification that they have tested positive in the previous 90 days and, therefore, an official COVID-19 certification for entering restricted businesses.

Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 11 January 2022

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Tabled
11 January 2022
Answer due by
26 January 2022
Answered
26 January 202215 days after tabling
Department
Department of Health
Priority question
No

Answer

There is no mechanism in place to use the results of a Lateral Flow Test to obtain a “Recovery Certificate”.

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