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Barnums in front of pharmacies, restaurants, shops: the rush on antigen tests continues

2021-08-18T17:34:06.784Z


Since the introduction of the health pass, the number of antigenic tests has exploded in France. It is 7 p.m. on Monday at Place Morny in Deauville (Calvados). In front of the Clock Pharmacy, four Parisian students have been waiting for twenty minutes to be tested. “We plan to go to restaurants and casinos, we have no choice!” Explains Émilie, who does not intend to be vaccinated. Under the tent, a mobile first aid unit (Civil Security) takes over from the dispensary from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. In


It is 7 p.m. on Monday at Place Morny in Deauville (Calvados).

In front of the Clock Pharmacy, four Parisian students have been waiting for twenty minutes to be tested.

“We plan to go to restaurants and casinos, we have no choice!”

Explains Émilie, who does not intend to be vaccinated.

Under the tent, a mobile first aid unit (Civil Security) takes over from the dispensary from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

In two weeks, the pace went from 60 to 100 tests per evening.

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Since Emmanuel Macron's speech on July 12, antigenic tests have been popular in France.

The phenomenon accelerated with the introduction of the health pass on August 9: it is now the essential sesame for the French who are not (yet) vaccinated.

The record was reached the week of August 9 to 16 with 3.8 million tests performed, or 540,000 per day, against 70,000 before the summer.

Since the end of July, their number has exceeded that of PCR tests (1.9 million the week

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Source: lefigaro

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