NSW will reintroduce QR code check-ins and is set to provide free rapid antigen testing kits as it looks to stem the tide of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.
New South Wales will reintroduce QR code check-ins and is set to provide free rapid antigen testing kits as it looks to stem the tide of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.The Premier said the measure would assist with contact tracingThe announcement comes after yesterday's National Cabinet meeting and as COVID-19 infections continue to soar.
He said check-ins, which were among a raft of measures relaxed on December 15, would assist with contact tracing. Mr Perrottet says that while masks were currently required in high-risk settings like hospitals, airports and public transport, it was a matter of "personal responsibility".Queensland, Tasmania and the ACT have now reintroduced mask wearing indoors.
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