How much do express tests sold in supermarkets cost?

Since yesterday, you can legally buy a rapid test for COVID-19 in a supermarket or hypermarket. The so-called self-tests were already sold in pharmacies, but there are not so many of them, since they were in great demand among the Portuguese.

But how much do quick tests sold in supermarkets cost?

TRAg (Rapid Antigen Tests) in the self-test method are medical devices for in vitro self-diagnosis, access to them for the public is guaranteed through Decree No. 56/2021of March 12, which establishes an exclusive and temporary regime for self-testing of rapid antigen tests intended by their manufacturers to be carried out on samples from the inner front of the nose.

COVID-19: Price of Rapid Tests in Portugal in Supermarkets?

If earlier self-testing could go up to 10 euros, now they cost a maximum of 4.99, but there it is cheaper. According to the TV channel ECO as In Continente stores, these tests are sold for 2.79 euros each.... It is a self-test by Chinese manufacturer Genrui Biotech, each set of which “can be stored between 2ºC and 30ºC and is valid for 18 months as long as the aluminum packaging remains sealed,” an official source from the Sonae group said in a statement.

At Wells, the self-test costs € 4.99 per unit, in the case of tests distributed by Roche. (initially it cost 6.99 euros) or 2.79 euros (in the case of Genrui and FlowFlex). In just three months, Wells has already sold Covid half a million self-test tests, and just over the weekend, demand surged thanks to new food and hospitality regulations.

Pingo Doce stores sell “custom tests for self-testing of two different brands”, each test from the manufacturer Genruicusta costs 2.79 euros and the Roche test costs 4.99 euros.

Auchan offers two types of tests, which can be purchased separately - 2.78 € per unit (in the case of the Genrui brand) or in a pack of 5 tests for 13.49 € (about 2.70 € per unit).

Starting next week, Minipreço supermarkets will also conduct a self-test at a cost of € 2.79.