Quebecers have been engaged since Monday morning in a race against time to obtain free rapid screening tests in pharmacies in the province. It seems to be the rush since the websites of Jean Coutu and of Familiprix have been having problems since 7 a.m., according to what The duty.
“Server error”: this is what the website of Jean Coutuwhen The duty tried at 7 a.m. to get an appointment to get a box of five rapid tests at a neighborhood pharmacy. Half an hour later, the message no longer appears, but the page allowing to reserve a track cannot be downloaded.
Same observation at Familiprix, which also asks citizens to make an appointment rather than showing up on site: the page cannot be downloaded.
The Quebec government was to deliver to some 1,900 pharmacies in the province a first case of 108 rapid test kits on Monday (or Tuesday at the latest in remote regions). New boxes must be sent every day until December 23, says the Quebec Association of Pharmacy Distributors.
Every Quebecer is entitled to five free screening tests per 30-day period.
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