As of Monday, Quebecers will be able to get rapid tests in their pharmacy. TVA Nouvelles visited the distribution center of Jean Coutu pharmacies on Sunday, where a monster operation has been underway for only a few days.
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In the warehouse located in Varennes, thousands of boxes are prepared, each containing 108 tests. These will then be sent to some 1,900 pharmacies across Quebec.
Each business will receive a box first. Thereafter, the goal is to provide an additional one per day to each pharmacy, for a daily total of 150,000 to 200,000 tests.
“Orchestrating an operation like the one that is just beginning is normally a month’s work. We learned on Tuesday that this operation was going to take place. The drug wholesalers in Quebec mobilized quickly, ”explained the general manager of the Quebec Association of Pharmacy Distributors, Hugues Mousseau, in an interview with TVA Nouvelles.
“It’s an effort that has mobilized hundreds of people across all wholesalers,” he added.
The distribution operation aims to deliver 4.3 million tests to pharmacies before Christmas.
To see the full explanation, watch the video above.