/ 06 January 2022

COVID testing protocols updated, again…

Image source: Unsplash
Image source: Unsplash

PM Scott Morrison has unveiled the latest take from National Cabinet as 64,000 more Aussies were added to the COVID-positive list yesterday. In an effort to ease “incredibly frustrating and highly disruptive” testing delays, the requirement to get a PCR test to confirm a positive rapid antigen test (RAT) has been scrapped. As for paying for a RAT, concession card holders (aka 6.6 million people) will be able to get up to 10 free tests from pharmacies. They will also be provided for free at testing clinics to those with symptoms/close contacts. And in response to claims of retailers jacking up the price, there will be a provision put in place to prevent price gouging. Morrison also acknowledged the boom in Omicron cases is putting pressure on hospitals in some areas, but things are “well, well, well within the capacity of the hospital system,” he says.

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