12 big Canadian companies to start voluntary rapid COVID-19 testing of employees
by Richard Southern
Last Updated Dec 18, 2020 at 6:54 am EDT
A man receives a COVID-19 nasal swab test at a Shopper s Drug Mart in Toronto. CITYNEWS.
Some of Canada’s largest companies are joining together for a pilot project to screen their employees for COVID-19 before they enter the office.
Called the ‘Rapid Screening Consortium,’ it sees 12 different companies including Air Canada, Loblaws, Magna, Scotiabank and Suncor administer a rapid COVID-19 screening test twice a week to employees who volunteer to be tested. Those who sign up will be screened before entering their workplace and will receive the results within 15 minutes.