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The government has set a new ceiling price for COVID-19 self-test kits that will take effect from this Sunday, 5 September
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced today, 2 September, that the ceiling prices for these rapid test kits will now be RM19.90 for retail and RM16 for wholesale.
He added that the ministry will try bringing the price down further with bulk purchases and will look at providing free kits to B40 families.
We have set the ceiling price for COVID rapid test kits at RM19.90 for retail and RM16 for wholesale. We will also be exploring bulk purchase options to drive the price down further & also look at providing free kits for B40 families. @KKMPutrajaya @kpdnhep
— Khairy Jamaluddin (@Khairykj) September 2, 2021
Khairy said Malaysians should get used to testing themselves regularly as the country is expected to move into an endemic phase of COVID-19 by the end of October
“Once we enter the endemic phase, whether you have been vaccinated or not, you need to test yourself quite regularly,” he said in a press conference yesterday, reported The Star.
“For this, we intend to make testing more affordable and more accessible.”
Image via Danial Saad/New Straits Times