Sujentec Signs 22 Billion KRW Supply Contract for COVID-19 Self-Test Kits with Public Procurement Service

First Contract Signed in Domestic Public Sector Following MFDS Approval on the 4th of This Month

[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Gwan-joo] SuzenTech announced on the 28th that it has signed a contract to supply COVID-19 self-test kits worth 22 billion KRW to the Public Procurement Service.

This is the first domestic public sector contract since receiving approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety on the 4th of this month, and the kits will be supplied to various government and local government agencies through the Public Procurement Service.

The scale of this contract is approximately 28% of last year's total sales. The company explained that it expects the domestic sales proportion to increase significantly this year.

A SuzenTech official stated, "As the daily confirmed COVID-19 cases recently exceeded 170,000, the demand for rapid antigen kits has surged," adding, "We will do our best to contribute to the government's quarantine policies to prevent the spread of COVID-19 through supply to the Public Procurement Service."

Meanwhile, the government previously announced that it will extend the rapid antigen test kit distribution improvement measures until the end of March. It plans to supply 110 million kits to the public sector, including screening clinics, children, elementary to high school students and staff, pregnant women, basic livelihood security recipients, and severely disabled individuals, and 100 million kits to the private sector through convenience stores and pharmacies.

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