Walmart drops mandatory $35 purchase required to receive rapid tests after Ford slams policy
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Walmart has retracted a policy that previously required customers in Ontario to make an online order of at least $35 to receive a ‘free’ rapid test kit after Premier Doug Ford condemned the policy on social media.
The Ontario government announced Wednesday it will make about 5.5 million tests available across the province each week at grocery stores and pharmacies. The announcement was made at a Walmart location in Kitchener.
Initially, Walmart required customers to place an online pick-up order to receive one free COVID-19 rapid antigen test kit.
But in order to place an online order and get a free test kit, customers were required to spend a minimum of $35.
On Wednesday evening, Ford published a tweet in response to the mandatory purchase policy.
