of hoarding rapid antigen tests, including “people that were scooping [them] up to resell at inflated prices.”
Chemist Warehouse director Mario Tascone said unprecedented demand for the products had led to retailers putting purchasing limits on test kits. “We agreed to limit sales to one per customer in all our stores... so I don’t know how hoarding goes on,” he said. Managing director of Roche Diagnostic in Australia, Allison Rossiter, said she did not believe there were any issues with businesses or consumers hoarding stock - rather, it must be accepted that global supply chains were under immense pressure.
Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Andrew McKeller said it was not too late for national cabinet to roll out a national program for small and medium businesses to receive test kits. Many businesses had been forced to buy up stock through consumer retail channels, he said.
We received an email today from our CEO saying our organisation had secured a large supply of RATs for our few hundred employees. Maybe Corporate Australia is bullshitting as usual. If you test positive and can work from home you can, if operational, you have to use sickleave.
Liberal’s are guilty of criminal neglect LNPDisgrace LNPfail
Barnaby is just jealous that it wasn't him that thought of ordering tests so they were available now.
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