Thailand’s Industrial Sector Demands More Rapid Antigen Test Kits

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By Subhabhong Rarueysong

   

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reports that demand for rapid antigen test kits is soaring in the industrial sector, as more than 1,000 factories need to conduct COVID-19 tests on their workers to contain the spread of the virus.

 

FTI vice-chairman Kriengkrai Thiennukul said the FTI has more than 10,000 member factories and most of them want antigen test kits, adding that the demand from the factories is based on the federation’s latest survey across the country. The FTI has already sent 100,000 antigen test kits to factories.

 

He said demand is increasing because factory owners have adopted a strict approach, conducting COVID-19 tests as a requirement before workers can start their shifts. Some factories, which are concerned about contamination of their products, even use the test kits every day.

 

Mr. Kriengkrai said entrepreneurs are worried about new COVID-19 infection clusters in their factories stopping manufacturing and affecting their exports. The FTI is in talks with antigen test kit makers to buy more test equipment at lower prices than those under the government’s purchase plan. The test kits used in factories have a price range of 100-200 baht per item, which is cheaper than those sold to the general public at 350-450 baht per kit.

 

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[it is what it is]

 

kits shoud be provided free of charge by central government, as in many countries, widescale and effective testing is a key pillar of getting on top of this pandemic.

[sammieuk1]

Got 25 in my sand box bag if they want to buy some ????

[hotchilli]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reports that demand for rapid antigen test kits is soaring in the industrial sector, as more than 1,000 factories need to conduct COVID-19 tests on their workers to contain the spread of the virus.

This should have happened last year, but hey... the government knew better.

[MrJ2U]

3 hours ago, arick said:

Wow your going against the CDC  advise I bet you didn't even believe in the vaccine safety from  countries until your CDC  approved it. 

 

5 hours ago, it is what it is said:

 

kits shoud be provided free of charge by central government, as in many countries, widescale and effective testing is a key pillar of getting on top of this pandemic.

Yes!

 

Now they've ordered millions of kits that the USA banned because of faulty results.

 

On top of that there paying 70 baht a kit when they can be bought for less than 30 baht.

 

This government is horrible.

[sapson]

Two weeks ago they announced they had received nearly 2 million antigen test kits made by Roche as a free donation from Switzerland.

 

Guess these are the ones now on sale at 350 baht each in our local pharmacies.!