The NSW government will provide free rapid antigen tests to vulnerable communities after a federal government program ends at the end of the month.
The NSW government says it will provide free rapid antigen tests to vulnerable communities after a federal government program ends at the end of the month.Authorities are watching Omicron sub-variant BA.2.
The NSW government said people eligible for free tests under the federal program will be able to continue accessing free tests under a state-funded scheme until October 31. These include people in multicultural communities, people with a disability and their carers, homeless services, social housing tenants and children and young people in out-of-home care.
On Thursday, NSW Opposition Leader Chris Minns broke ranks with his federal Labor counterparts by calling for the re-introduction of the $750 emergency COVID-19 isolation payment, which ended on July 1. Meanwhile, health services across the state are preparing for the worst of a new COVID-19 wave in the weeks ahead.
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