Thank you, Mr. Chair.
First of all, I want to thank everyone who is participating in this dialogue. It's great for us to get the benefit of scientific insights on this complex issue, so that we have the benefit of facts as opposed to opinions to help inform the Parliament.
We've heard a lot about rapid testing. I'd like to confirm how many rapid tests have been deployed. I've also heard that rapid testing will stop or prevent the spread of variants.
First, how many do we have? How many have been deployed? How many are being used, and how does rapid testing stop the spread of these variants?
That question is for whoever has the information available.