A number of COVID-19 testing laboratories forced to close on Jan. 3 due to overwhelming demand in New South Wales will be gradually reopened as the facilities come to grips with the increased demand for testing as the Omicron outbreak continues to grow.
This comes after officials changed the definition of “close contacts” of confirmed cases and Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Dec. 30 outlined the government’s new program and urged the public not to stand in lines to get PCR tests if they didn’t need to.
