Kugira ngo hakorwe "uburyo bwo kumenya neza indwara hakiri kare, kwishyira mu kato no kuyivura hakiri kare", ibikoresho byo gupima indwara ya "Rapid Antigen Test (RAT)" bikoreshwe mu byiciro bitandukanye by'abantu kugira ngo bapimwe. Intego ni ukumenya abanduye no guca urusobe rw'indwara vuba bishoboka.

RAT yagenewe gupima mu buryo butaziguye poroteyine za virusi ya SARS-CoV-2 (antigens) mu bipimo by'ubuhumekero. Igenewe gupima antigens mu bipimo by'abantu bakekwaho kwandura. Bityo, igomba gukoreshwa hamwe n'ibyavuye mu bushakashatsi bw'ubuvuzi n'ibindi bipimo byo muri laboratwari. Inyinshi muri zo zikenera ingero z'amazi yo mu mazuru cyangwa mu mazuru cyangwa ingero z'amacandwe yo mu muhogo. Ikizamini cyoroshye gukora.