On June 10, the Ministry of Health (MOH) said that 4 different brands of COVID-19 antigen rapid test (ART) kits for self-testing will be sold by pharmacists starting from June 16.
Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has given interim authorisation to sell these kits to the general public.
The kits include Abbott PanBio COVID-19 Antigen Self-test, QuickVue At-Home OTC COVID-19 Test, SD Biosensor SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Self-Test Nasal, and SD Biosensor Standard Q COVID-19 Ag Home Test.
The Health Ministry said that results from these test kits will be out in less than 20 minutes.
“They are simple to use, they can be self administered. From next week, Jun 16, these kits will be dispensed by pharmacists at selected retail pharmacies. We will then open up for counter sales at more retail locations progressively,” said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung.