Vulcan anxious to get RATs to cope with omicron

Vulcan anxious to get RATs to cope with omicron
Chief executive Rhys Jones is anxiously awaiting RATs. (Image: supplied)
Jenny Ruth
Vulcan Steel is anxiously awaiting the full onslaught of the omicron variant of covid-19 and is particularly concerned it doesn't have a supply of rapid antigen tests (RATs) yet.Going by the company's experience with omicron in Australia, particularly in New South Wales, the company is expecting at least some disruption to its New Zealand businesses."The worrying thing is we haven't got access to RATs yet," managing director Rhys Jones told a briefing of analysts, adding that uncertainty is adding to the anxiety businesses...

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