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Are cheaper test kits reliable?

KUCHING: Are cheaper Antigen Rapid Test Kit (RTK-Ag) reliable? Some members of the public are asking this question after Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi revealed in his Facebook post that Covid-19 self-test kits were now available for less than RM7, which was well below the set ceiling price […]

Positive self-testers to have their results confirmed

SIBU: Users of self-test kits who found themselves Covid-19 positive will be tested again or given new appointments for their rT-PCR screening tests to confirm the results. Sibu Divisional Health Officer Dr Teh Jo Hun when contacted on Saturday (Sept 4) said that his team greatly appreciated the efforts of those who were willing to […]

Retail ceiling price for test kit set at RM19.90

PUTRAJAYA: The government has set the retail ceiling price for the Covid-19 Antigen Rapid Test Kit at RM19.90 per set, effective Sept 5. The setting of the ceiling price for the self-test kits was announced by Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi and Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin in a joint statement on Thursday […]

MP welcomes retail price of self-test kit

KUCHING: Sibuti MP Lukanisman Awang Sauni welcomes the government’s recent announcement in capping the retail price of the Covid-19 Antigen self-test kit at RM19.90 and the wholesale price at RM16.00. He justified the move as a measure to reduce the burden on consumers who are being charged excessively during the pandemic. “The government needs to […]