Since the beginning of the covid-19 pandemic was decreed, the different supermarket chains have changed their sales habits to the public. Masks, gels or different utensils focused on the coronavirus have been starring on the shelves that will now even have antigen tests. At least, that they join a list of European countries where, for the moment, Spain is not.
During these last days, the Government of Portugal has authorized that the antigen tests to detect covid-19 at home can be sold in supermarkets. A measure that thus lengthens the sale that was already taking place in pharmacies and therefore the great Spanish chain par excellence, which has establishments in the neighboring country, may begin to have these in its product catalogue.
And it is that Mercadona already sells the antigen tests from this Friday in the 23 centers it has in the Portuguese country, with a greater focus on Lisbon and Porto and its surroundings. Detention tests that cost 2.10 euros, are manufactured by Genrui Biotech and include a test strip, an extraction tube, a bag of biosecure samples and instructions for use.
With this, Mercadona will contribute in Portugal to increasing diagnostic capacity with a very large focus on young people, as in Spain, in the spotlight these days due to their greater mobility while not all are vaccinated as is the case with the older population.
When will the antigens arrive at Mercadona stores in Spain?
All this announcement has led to the question of whether the same thing can be witnessed in Spain, where Mercadona has its headquarters and its large fleet of stores and employees. For now, the company has made it clear that it does not contemplate this option since the sale in the country in supermarkets is not approved.
The price of antigen tests in Spain is almost five times the cost in Portugal
A measure that Portugal has already adopted, thus joining other European countries where Germany stands out. In the German country, Lidl and Aldi have been selling antigen tests for several months in a measure that several experts have asked the Spanish authorities to copy.
For now without forecasts that this will happen, self-performing antigen tests can only be purchased in Spain in pharmacies. Of course, at a much higher price than Mercadona sells them in Portugal, buying one is around 10 euros in these establishments.
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