How to Get At Home Covid Test Kits Delivered to Your Door
How easy is it to get a kit for self administered Covid tests? All it takes is a few clicks -- albeit with a bit of waiting.
As Beijing slowly reopens and epidemic control policies continue to change, one idea that’s been thrown around by officials is to encourage people to take antigen “rapid” tests at home if they’re feeling ill, can’t get out, or as a quick alternative to a PCR (aka nucleic acid test, or NAT) result -- with antigen results taking only 15 minutes to show.
While antigen tests are nothing new -- they popped up earlier this year as a means for people to test themselves in lockdown or other situations -- it’s since become a little easier to get them.
Most shops on Meituan and Eleme don't offer same day delivery
If you want to order a test kit online, simply go to Taobao, JD, Meituan, or Eleme and search 新冠抗原检测试剂 xīnguān kàngyuán jiǎncè shìjì (Covid-19 Antigen Test Reagent). Keep in mind that delivery times can be a bit tricky, with most places showing 2-4 day delivery waits.
When searching on Meituan we were able to find one shop offering same day delivery. When placing an order, the shop canceled it and then disappeared from search results. However, after a few minutes the shop reappeared when searching again and we placed an order no issue.
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Upon trying the same method a day later, though, it showed on their test page that antigen test kits wouldn't be available for at least nine hours.
We lucked out when ordering a test kit the other day
You can ask for antigen test kits at your nearest pharmacy, but most people we’ve spoken to have said the pharmacies they’ve visited are waiting for more stock due to high demand.
That being said, it appears for the time being that regular PCR test results are still required for entry at most venues save hospitals. Besides that, antigen tests are good for those who are looking to find out if they have Covid sooner rather than later.
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