FDA approves over the counter test kits 35 published : 14 Jul 2021 at 04:00 35 A health worker holds a rapid antigen test at Irish Air Line Pilots Association headquarters, in Dublin, Ireland, on June 16, 2021. (Reuters photo) The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) now expects Covid-19 antigen test kits to be made available for sale over the counter by next week, after an announcement by the Public Health Ministry authorising over-the-counter sale of this medical device was published on Tuesday in the Royal Gazette. The kits, however, will not be allowed to be sold over the internet, said Dr Paisal Dunkhum, secretary-general of the FDA.