Saskatchewan government to expand delivery of rapid antigen testing kits
Global News
Self-testing kits are available on a first come, first served basis and households are only allowed one kit at this time.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) will expand delivery of COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits after 2.6 million kits were delivered.
Supply will be made available to the general public including First Nations communities to “support asymptomatic COVID-19 surveillance.”
“Routine, voluntary testing at home will help prevent asymptomatic transmission to those who are not able to be vaccinated and will reduce COVID-19 transmission in the community,” a government news release stated.
More than 1.3 million of these tests will be available for the general public for free. Residents can receive these tests starting the week of Oct. 18 through participating fire halls, local chambers of commerce, and SHA testing and assessment centres.
First Nations communities will receive more than 360,000 of these tests through provincial allocation to Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).
Government officials said this allocation will support COVID-19 surveillance “in the absence of a predictable supply directly from the federal allocation.”
The government will update a list of these locations as tests are available and as new sites participate at Saskatchewan.ca/covid-19.
Officials added the tests do not come individually packaged but are in bundles so kits will be distributed quickly.
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