{"id":54164,"date":"2021-10-27T09:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T22:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/?p=54164"},"modified":"2021-10-27T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T22:01:00","slug":"rapid-covid-testing-kits-to-land-at-coles-woolies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.smooth.com.au\/news\/rapid-covid-testing-kits-to-land-at-coles-woolies\/","title":{"rendered":"Rapid COVID Testing Kits To Land At Coles &#038; Woolies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rapid COVID testing kits will soon be available to buy at Aussie supermarkets with Coles and Woolworths signing up to sell the product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10132145\/Coles-Woolworths-supermarkets-sell-rapid-antigen-Covid-tests-week.html\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a><\/em> reports that the supermarket heads will sell the Chinese-manufactured Hough Pharma Covid Antigen Nasal Test for at-home use as soon as next week. Coles will reportedly stock the kit &#8211; one of eight approved by the <a aria-label=\"undefined (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tga.gov.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Therapeutic Goods Administration<\/a> &#8211; with Woolies not far behind in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stock will land in states and territories with ongoing outbreaks so those in ACT, NSW and Victoria will find kits &#8211; priced from $10 -$30 &#8211; in their local first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is important to note that at-home testing will not pass muster until November 1. All tests before this date must be conducted by healthcare staff in workplaces, hospitals, and aged care homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Image: Getty \/ Daniel-Pockett Stringer<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rapid COVID testing kits will soon be available to buy at Aussie supermarkets with Coles and Woolworths signing up to sell the product. Daily Mail reports that the supermarket heads will sell the Chinese-manufactured Hough Pharma Covid Antigen Nasal Test for at-home use as soon as next week. 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