A limited number of rapid antigen test (RAT) kits will be sold in Macao at a discounted price of MOP 4 until 4 January.
The Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Centre announced that local residents, non-resident workers (NRWs) and non-local students enrolled in higher education institutions would each be allowed to buy five kits while the offer lasted.
RAT kits provided by the programme are sold at 55 designated pharmacies, and five venues run by the Macao Women’s General Association.
Buyers in the three eligible groups must present their original Macao ID card, NRW permit (“blue card”), or student card.
The Centre said that in the wake of Macao’s latest Covid-19 developments, self-testing for the novel coronavirus with a RAT kit has now become an important supplementary measure for preventing and controlling the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The Centre added that people can return unqualified or defective RAT kits that have been purchased through the programme to public health centres, and change them for new ones.
