Countdown won’t sell Covid-19 test kits

Countdown says it isn’t looking at stocking rapid antigen tests, as supermarkets in Australia move to add them to their shelves. Coles will be the first Australian supermarket to stock the 15-minute Covid-19 test kits from next week. A Woolworths spokesperson told the Sydney Morning Herald it was also looking at stocking the at-home testing kits in stores from November. Woolworths is the parent company of Countdown in New Zealand. A spokeswoman said it was not something Countdown was looking at. ‘‘Access to these products by the general public would be a decision for the Ministry of Health.’’ A ministry spokesperson said there were no approvals in place for community use of rapid antigen tests.