Feds Say 100,000 Rapid COVID 19 Tests Have Arrived, Being Distributed to Provinces

Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand responds to a question during a news conference on October 6, 2020 in Ottawa. Anand says Canada has received a first shipment of 100,000 rapid tests for COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA—Procurement Minister Anita Anand says the first shipment of rapid tests for COVID-19 has arrived in Canada but their eventual destinations remain shrouded in mystery.

Canada signed a deal with Abbott Diagnostics to buy 7.9 million ID Now tests, which can produce results on the spot in under 15 minutes.