Hundreds line up for COVID-19 rapid tests at Bayshore mall

Hundreds of people lined up at Bayshore Shopping Centre Wednesday morning for a chance to pick up rapid tests at a pop-up run by the provincial government.

Hundreds of people lined up at Bayshore Shopping Centre early Wednesday for a chance to pick up rapid tests at a pop-up run by the provincial government.

The handout was scheduled to start at 7 a.m. By 6:30, the line already stretched around the mall and into the parking lot, according to people posting on social media.

Rapid antigen tests have been in high demand since before the holidays as Omicronspreads. And with new limits on PCR testing in Ontario, the RATs are the only tests most people can take.

The Ontario government has been handing out rapid antigen tests at pop-up sites across the province.