Canada reaches agreement to buy 7.9M rapid COVID-19 tests

Canada reaches agreement to buy 7.9M rapid COVID-19 tests

They can deliver COVID-19 test results in just 15 minutes, and Canada has reached an agreement to buy 7.9 million of them. But the Abbott ID NOW still needs Health Canada's approval. Xiaoli Li has more.

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