MFDS "9.6 Million Self-Test Kits to be Added for Supply to Online Malls and Pharmacies"

Sequential Supply of 3.4 Million Units for Shopping Malls and 6.2 Million Units for Pharmacies

On the afternoon of the 3rd, students who completed testing using COVID-19 self-test kits at Seoul Robot High School in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, are waiting for their test results. Seoul City will conduct a pilot project introducing self-test kits at 19 dormitory schools for seven weeks from the 4th of this month to the 23rd of next month. The pilot project targets 5,458 students and staff from 19 dormitory schools that requested the introduction of self-test kits. Participants will undergo self-test kit testing twice a week when entering and leaving the dormitory. 2021.06.03 Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] Starting from the 29th, an additional 9.6 million COVID-19 self-test kits available for individual purchase will be supplied over the course of one week.

On this day, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced that 3.4 million kits will be sequentially supplied to online shopping malls and 6.2 million kits to pharmacies. Including 6.86 million kits supplied to screening clinics, a total of 16.46 million kits will be provided during the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Ministry stated that the quantity supplied this time is approximately 18 times the amount supplied in the previous week (from the 10th to the 16th).

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety said, "We will continue to secure and supply sufficient quantities, so individuals do not need to purchase excessive amounts of self-test kits," and added, "Starting today, free testing is available at 256 public health center screening clinics."

The Ministry also added, "We will strictly monitor and respond to price manipulation and hoarding of self-test kits to ensure smooth supply."

From the 29th, 256 COVID-19 screening clinics located at public health centers and large hospitals nationwide will conduct both polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and rapid antigen tests. Visitors to screening clinics can choose between PCR testing or rapid antigen testing.

If COVID-19 suspected symptoms appear during the Lunar New Year holiday, individuals can visit screening clinics to receive free PCR or rapid antigen tests, or purchase self-test kits at pharmacies for testing. If a positive result is obtained from a rapid antigen test or self-test kit, an additional PCR test must be taken.

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