Premier Dominic Perrottet continues to resist calls to reintroduce indoor mask mandate as state records 5,715 coronavirus cases
The government is exploring the possibility of adopting a scheme similar to the UK, where rapid antigen tests have been mailed out to homes, as well as potentially being available through general practitioners and pharmacists., has tasked health minister, Brad Hazzard, with exploring options for a massive order of the tests which would then be distributed throughout the state.
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