Rakuten new corona PCR test kit for corporations Temporary suspension of sales April 30 13:36
Rakuten has announced that it will temporarily suspend sales of new coronavirus test kits that it started for corporations. It is explained that the reason is that the management system has changed at the investee company that manufactures kits.
Rakuten began selling the PCR test kit for the new coronavirus for corporations on the 20th of this month to the corporation Genesis Healthcare, which is responsible for manufacturing and testing, but announced on 30th that this sale will be temporarily suspended. did.
Regarding the reason, Rakuten explained that it was due to a change in the management system of Genesis Healthcare, and that the resumption will be decided by carefully examining the compliance system of the new system.
We have already shipped the test kits, but we will collect them all.
With this test kit, the user can collect the mucous membrane behind the nose, seal it in a container, and put it in a dedicated collection box to see if the gene characteristic of the new coronavirus is included.
He explained that he does not make a medical diagnosis to confirm the presence or absence of infection, but criticisms such as the Japan Medical Association pointed out that "the examination needs to be done accurately by an expert and there is a problem in reliability". It was out.
Rakuten says that it has attached illustrations with illustrations for accurate collection, "I do not change the idea that understanding the risk of infection of people who are difficult to work at home will prevent the spread of infection" .