Covid-19 self-test kit: Harapan calls for ceiling price reduced to RM5

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PH's cost of living committee has urged Putrajaya to further cut down the ceiling price for COVID19 self-test kits, saying that RM19.90 is still considered 'high' for the rakyat. They suggested that the ideal price for a unit would be around RM5.

Pakatan Harapan's cost of living committee today urged Putrajaya to further cut down the ceiling price for Covid-19 self-test kits, saying that the RM19.90 set was not enough.

In a statement, they said the kits should be sold for lower than RM10 each, and suggested that the most ideal price for a unit would be around RM5.

 

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rakyat minta percuma je.kerajaan jaga rakyat

Or less then Rm10

If PH were still in power, we would b paying for vaccinations & testing coz Msia aledi bankrap ma..

Sembang

also reduce the PCR test! it will encourage rakyat to do test! the current price is way too high

mkula With the lantikan of taraf minteri all that...it shud be given free to the needy. And RM5/pack at stores...it looks like testing shud be done on biweekly or monthly basis...anwaribrahim _SyedIbrahim_

Still waiting for Mr DIY to sell. Surely cheaper one

Muhammad Qasim, lelaki dengan mimpi yang diberkati untuk Islam dan Pakistan. Pengikutnya memperlihatkannya sebagai Imam Mahdi. Apakah mesej dalam mimpinya? Dalam Islam, mimpi benar telah mempengaruhi perjalanan sejarah.

Malaysia shd rollout Effective Self-Testing kits Affordability Strategy too. RM10 will be affordable price for many in mitigating Covid-Positive speedily by all Any-Time..Any-Where..Any-State (IE Community) Khairykj tzafrul_aziz DGHisham DrAdhamBaba IsmailSabri60

yeobeeyin Khairykj please place a price ceiling for Swab test too... its been 2 years, it just getting more expensive. It was rm250 before, now is rm270!

I can imagine when they were selling at 39.90 .... How much profit that?....now 19.90 ...and ideal cold be rm5... Meaning with rm5 profit still make ...

These Pas-Umno-Bersatu fellows copy everything from other countries. So many countries are giving test kits for free. Why can't these Pas-Umno-Bersatu fellows give test kits for free?

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