For the past 2 weeks, the number of positive cases have skyrocketed in Malaysia. There were 27k positive cases yesterday. I usually don’t stock up on Covid-19 Self Test Kits but will do now because it is better to do self test for peace of mind if anyone has been a close contact and etc. Many pharmacies are out of self-test kits when I went to get some to standby. I wanted to get the 2 brands that were recommended by a pharmacist last year. According to her, these 2 brands have an overall sensitivity of 90%. This means that they are catching roughly 90% of people who are infected with the virus.
Luckily I managed to Grab the Covid Self Test Kits from Good Medic Pharmacy which is located in the next neighbourhood. Below are some of the most reliable Covid Self Test Kit Malaysia.
They are the Salixum Saliva and Nasal Swab and ProDetect (saliva/nasal) Covid 19 Antigen Rapid Self-Test Kits. The Salixum used to cost RM8.90 each but now it has gone up to RM11.90. Pro Detect is also about RM8 each. Both brands are made in Malaysia.
While going through the KKM-approved list of self test kit, Salixum is listed but not ProDetect. According to the pharmacist, it is better to get the higher range self-test kits (above RM6) because they are more reliable. Have you been stocking up too?
