❓ The WA government ordered 110.7 million Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) from various global suppliers, with initial orders placed in mid-December 2021. Two charter flights from South Korea were used to expedite delivery at a cost of $700,000 per flight.
AnsweredQoN 387Legislative Assembly
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(1) What date in December did the Minister place an order for Rapid Antigen Tests for the State? (2) How many were ordered on that date and from where? (3) How many were subsequently ordered, on what date and from where? (4) Have charter flights been used or are they scheduled for use to transport the remaining tests on order: (a) If so, how many and from where; and (b) How much did each of these further charter flights cost? (5) When is the full supply of 111 million tests ordered expected to arrive in WA?
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Answered
14 June 2022
Responded by
Minister for Health
Response time
18 days
(1) Consultation with suppliers commenced October 2021 to determine RAT test kit suitability through in-house validation testing. Following completion of validation testing, commercial negotiations were held in November 2021, and initial orders were placed in mid-December 2021.
(2) - (3) The WA Government has ordered 110.7 million Rapid Antigen Tests from various global suppliers.
(4) (a – b) Yes. Two charter flights from South Korea were used to expedite delivery at a cost of $700,000 per flight.
(5) As at 27 May 2022, 110.7 million RATs had been received.
(2) - (3) The WA Government has ordered 110.7 million Rapid Antigen Tests from various global suppliers.
(4) (a – b) Yes. Two charter flights from South Korea were used to expedite delivery at a cost of $700,000 per flight.
(5) As at 27 May 2022, 110.7 million RATs had been received.
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