The Leumeah testing clinic has been forced to turn cars away, even before it opened, with queues already stretching out into the street. 9News
Lines are already building in Sydney, with cars queueing at Leumeah in the city's south-west hours ahead of the clinic there opening."I've been turned away so many times and I have to get a second one to get back to work," she told Today.Yesterday, Leumeah was among multiple clinics forced to turn hundreds away across the state, with some closing before midday.
And today, the Leumeah clinic has been forced to turn cars away even before it opened, with the queue already stretching out into the street.who are fully vaccinated and deemed household contacts of COVID-19 cases. NSW Health last night said close household contacts "essential to service delivery" would be able to leave isolation and return to work after seven days instead of 14, a move expected to significantly increase available staffing numbers.They would need a negative PCR test on day six and an approved risk assessment plan requiring daily rapid antigen testing, COVID-safe protocols in the workplace and PPE including wearing masks at all times while at work.
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