The brazen theft of 42,000 rapid antigen tests worth more than $500,000 in Sydney has been branded a ‘disgraceful act’.
Police were called after man entered the freight depot in Mascot about 3.20pm on Tuesday and “took possession” of the tests.Officers attached to South Sydney Police Area Command have commenced an investigation.
The commonwealth and state governments have pushed for a transition from “gold standard” PCR testing, which requires time and labour-intensive laboratory work, to at-home rapid tests. RATs are proving hard to come by at retailers across Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone
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