Is there any place, where you can buy/do a rapid antigen test?

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Is there any place, where you can buy/do a rapid antigen test?

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The title says it all. Oh, wait, except that I am looking for them in Phnom Penh. I know in a lot of counties they are available at pharmacies or even super markets. The idea is to check our staff 3 times a week - this won't work with the ordinary tests, either because it takes a long time for results and costs are way more high (for the lab toprocess).
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I don't think they're available anywhere, including Pasteur or De La Gare. Please do share if you find them somewhere.
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To answer your second question, no, there is nowhere that you can have rapid testing conducted.

There are home test kits which can be purchased online, but I would imagine importing them into Cambodia would require holding the necessary licenses/permits and authorisation.
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Those are quite bad news. But thanks for your help
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There is quite a big range available on Indiamart at pretty low prices. Some are nasal swab, some are blood tests. Most of them require a health professional to administer but perhaps you could consider hiring a nurse for the day to administer them.

You do not need a licence to import medical supplies if you are not a reseller although possibly if you import very large quantities you may need something. I noticed that a lot of them have minimum order of 1000 tests but this would still be a pretty small package. Medical supplies are tax-free to import. Transit time from India is 7 days but you have to use DHL now as the Indian post office has banned all exports to Cambodia.
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Super, thanks! I will have a look at this
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If you bring in 1,000, I’ll take 100...


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Unfortunately still discussing with management, but I will throw this into the discussion
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