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WOOLWORTHS BANKS ON RAPID TESTS

Rapid antigen testing has been keeping Woolworths operating during the state’s latest Covid outbreak.

The supermarket giant has performed more than 60,000 tests at its distribution centres since mid-September and found 18 positive results.

These people were then asked to do more detailed PCR tests, similar to those used at state centres, and 10 tested positive.

Woolworths believes the tests have helped them prevent new Covid exposures at their distribution centres, which are needed to stock supermarket shelves.

Rapid tests are increasingly being rolled out across Victoria and can return a result within 20 minutes.