The number of Covid tests with a positive result in pharmacies fell by more than 30% in the first seven days of August compared to the previous week, according to monitoring carried out by Abrafarma, which represents the largest pharmaceutical retail chains in the country.
It’s the lowest level in 13 weeks.
There were a little more than 10,500 confirmed diagnoses from August 1st to 7th, which corresponds to about 20% of the attendances. In the months of June and July, it exceeded 30%.​
Carrying out Covid tests in pharmacies, a market that was born with a pandemic and should remain, albeit at a lower level, begins to consolidate a new scenario.
Joana Cunha with Paulo Ricardo Martins and Diego Felix
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