Fast, economical and easy to use, self-tests are victims of their success, even if their reliability is called into question.
To compensate for this lack, "
eight million self-tests will be distributed next week in pharmacies, including Chinese brands,
" announced government spokesman Gabriel Attal at the end of the Council of Ministers on Wednesday.
To date, "
three million self-tests [are] available in pharmacies, a million in supermarkets
," he continued.
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Since December 28, supermarkets have been authorized to sell self-tests.
According to the LSA media, which uses figures from data analyst IRI, "
between 1.5 and 2 million
" were sold between December 28 and January 2.
An attraction which can certainly be explained by the screening before and after the end of the year celebrations: "
8 million tests were carried out during Christmas week
," said Gabriel Attal.
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Their success is also generated by the new health protocol, especially in schools.
As soon as a positive case is detected in a classroom, children must immediately perform a PCR or antigen test to return to school.
Test followed by two self-tests a few days later.
"
Neither [ing]
" the difficulties of parents who have trouble finding these sesames, the spokesperson added that the Ministry of National Education "
to communicate [a] soon
".
