The UK (with its socialized medicine - HORRORS! has their testing s**t COMPLETELY together. You can order PCR tests and antigen tests from any one of tens of websites for short money ($20-$50 per test kit depending on what you need) and they get delivered within a few days. They’re all registered.
They pay for them! - HORRORS! What kind of socialized medicine is that? }};-D
Our family doc is a Brit that was enticed to move to Canada. She seems to enjoy getting paid according to what she actually does but is just a wee bit too enthusiastic at finding excuses for call backs and testing at times.
Our covid tests are all free to the patient … but occasionally limited availability as the Feds bulk order them then distribute them to the provinces. Nova Scotia just gave a huge number of Rapid tests to the schools that reopened yesterday and the kids can bring a couple of them home each week for their parents. About 8% of the kids didn’t show up yesterday so the parents are probably keeping them home?
Anymouse
OT - Hints from some of our provinces (including our largest by population Ontario) that the increase in new Omicron cases appears to be slowing. Fingers and toes crossed.