On the evening of March 19, the all media reporter of Guangzhou Daily took the lead in seeing covid-19 antigen self-test products sold offline in a drugstore in Jinshazhou, Baiyun District – covid-19 virus antigen detection kits from Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.Ltd(688068) and boaces respectively. The reporter learned that recently, major pharmacies in Guangzhou are actively preparing goods.
“The covid-19 antigen detection kit you want has arrived. How much do you need? We don’t have much goods. I’ll keep it for you!” At about 10 p.m. on March 19, the clerk of shekang pharmaceutical store sent the news of “arrival” to the reporter.
The reporter then came to the drugstore and saw the clerk take out two different packaged kits from a small carton. The reporter noted that the two kits are packaging products for one person from Beijing Hotgen Biotech Co.Ltd(688068) and packaging products for five people from Tianjin boosses Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
The clerk told reporters that the price of one person’s package was 42 yuan, and the price of five person’s package was 190 yuan (equivalent to 38 yuan for one person). Many people have come to the drugstore to ask these days, but they haven’t been on the shelves. The kits of the two companies are shipped from Hunan. The drugstore placed the order in the afternoon of March 18 and arrived in the evening of March 19. “If you need to make a reservation, just let me know one day in advance, but you can’t swipe your medical insurance card to pay for the covid-19 antigen test kit.” The clerk said that there was not much stock this time, and then replenishment will be carried out according to the sales volume.
At present, the State Food and drug administration has approved 17 covid-19 virus antigen detection reagents. Recently, the reporter visited a number of chain pharmacies and learned that many offline stores in Guangzhou do not have covid-19 virus antigen detection kits for sale, but some pharmacies said that they are expected to arrive in stock or on the 20th. Pharmaceutical enterprises will distribute goods according to the reservation quantity of each store. At present, there is no limit on the reservation quantity. Many pharmacies have opened the online reservation purchase channel of covid-19 virus antigen detection kit. The reporter learned that some pharmacies are ready to sell Guangzhou Wondfo Biotech Co.Ltd(300482) products, and some are the source of Bgi Genomics Co.Ltd(300676) .
When the reporter asked whether a chain drugstore in Yuexiu District had delivered covid-19 antigen self-test products, the clerk said that there was no spot on hand, but there were dozens of registered consumers who were willing to buy. The store was also actively preparing goods, and consumers would be informed of the news as soon as possible.
A person in charge of a chain pharmacy in Guangzhou told reporters that since covid-19 antigen self-test products are still in the initial stage of listing, citizens must carefully read the instructions before conducting antigen self-test, and then conduct standardized operation. “We are also learning the use and operation guidelines, and the clerk is also required to remind consumers at that time that after using covid-19 antigen self-test products, sampling swabs, sampling tubes, test cards, etc. should be put into sealed bags and treated as medical waste. They should not be discarded at will. If the test results are positive, they should be reported to the community in time, and further nucleic acid testing should be carried out in accordance with relevant requirements.” The official said.
