CORONAVIRUS —
RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS
391. Hon JAMES HAYWARD to the Leader of the House
representing the Premier:
I refer to the free rapid antigen
tests distribution by the government.
(1) How many RAT kits does the
state government currently have in stock?
(2) How many of
the 110 million RAT kits ordered by the state government are still to be
delivered to the stockpile?
(3) Is the government concerned
that it may have overestimated the community demand for RAT kits?
(4) Is the
government confident that the RAT kits purchased will be able to be distributed
and used before their expiry dates?
Hon SUE ELLERY replied:
(1)–(2) As
at 10 May 2022, 110.7 million rapid antigen tests have been ordered by the WA
government. Of these, 97 million tests have been received and 32.2 million
tests have been distributed to support their use in the health system, by
households and for vulnerable people.
(3) No.
(4) Yes.