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The two test kits stocked at Guardian pharmacies. TNP PHOTO: KEVIN LIM
JOLENE ANG, YEO SHU HUI & DEEPA SUNDAR
Jun 17, 2021 06:00 am
Sales of self-administered Covid-19 test kits started at all major pharmacies in Singapore yesterday.
All 79 Guardian pharmacy stores islandwide have been stocked with two antigen rapid test (ART) kits: the Abbott Panbio Covid-19 Antigen Self-test and the QuickVue At-home OTC Covid-19 Test.
The two test kits are also available at Watsons Singapore and Unity stores.
A Guardian spokesman said: Both brands are approved by the Health Sciences Authority (HSA). The instructions on how to use these two brands differ, hence customers are advised to follow the specific instruction leaflet carefully for the brand they purchase.
DIY Covid-19 test kits go on sale in S pore, prices range from $10 to $13
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Keeping a safe distance: People hiking at Bukit Timah Nature Reserve in Singapore. The Straits Times/ANN
Fewer people were out and about at parks, hawker centres and markets in the city-state on the first day of the new tightened Covid-19 restrictions.
Until June 13, people are allowed out only in groups of two, and dining in is prohibited.
When The Straits Times visited popular parks and nature reserves like East Coast Park, Singapore Botanic Gardens and Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, regular park-goers said that the Sunday morning crowd had thinned out and people were generally abiding by the rules.
At Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, safe distancing ambassadors and National Parks Board staff were spotted monitoring the crowd.