SEOUL — South Koreans may be able to purchase COVID-19 self-test kits as early as next Monday, industry officials said Wednesday.
Coming are two types of home test kits developed by local biotech firms SD Biosensor and Humasis. The test kits will be available at local pharmacies or via online channels, according to the companies.
The rollout comes after the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety last week gave each of them conditional-use approval. The products have been in use in several countries in Europe after they received local approval for emergency use.
Humasis has not yet decided on a retail price, but it would be somewhere between 9,000 and 10,000 won ($8-$9) per unit,…
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