Demand for self-test kits in advance is rapidly increasing with the expectation that the number of new corona19 confirmed cases will be 20,000 and the increase will continue.
At the same time, online and pharmacies are experiencing delays in the delivery of self-made kits.
Delays in the supply of test kits have also led to wide variation in prices.
In online shopping, even with the same company's test kit products, there is a situation where there is a difference between 13,000 won and 16,000 won per set.
From the 3rd, a new test and treatment system for COVID-19 was introduced, allowing local respiratory clinics to receive rapid antigen test or gene amplification, that is, PCR test. There is also a growing risk that they will have difficulties in acquiring them.