ATK test kits out of stock, groups call for an end to student testing

[webfact]

 

By Natcha Patanasophon

 

Antigen Test Kits (ATKs) are running out of stock, the Government Pharmaceutical Organization (GPO) said on Wednesday, leading to concerns over the high price of second hand markets and hoarding issues.

 

The GPO announced earlier that 3.5 million ATKs will be sold to members of the public at a price of 35 baht per kit starting from January 14. It has since sold out.

 

The shortage of ATK test kits at times when case numbers are rising due to Omicron has caused concern among members of the public over price increases and hoarding issues.

 

Full story: https://www.thaienquirer.com/36680/atk-test-kits-out-of-stock-groups-call-for-an-end-to-student-testing/

 

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[Virt]

There are a lot of countries that buy a lot of quick tests, so maybe manufactures in China are running low?

 

Here in Denmark the government bought more than 65 million quick tests lately for a 5,8 mill population.

 

The transportations itself from China to Denmark is crazy.

The last 35 million quicktests required: 

5 planned flights with Antonov 124

8 planned flights with Boeing 747-400F

 

That's some serious cargo flights just for quick tests.

 

And i think China are laughing their ass off.

We had to pay 1,4 billion danish kroner for those tests, which is about 6 billion baht.

Almost 100 baht pr testkit.

 

Seems Thailand managed to buy them a lot cheaper, since they can sell them for 35 baht.

[ikke1959]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

The shortage of ATK test kits at times when case numbers are rising due to Omicron has caused concern among members of the public over price increases and hoarding issues.

But not in Thailand were the numbers are the less than 10.000 a day.