Australia Eyes National Rapid COVID-19 Test Plan

Australia Eyes National Rapid COVID-19 Test Plan
Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly during a press conference in the Prime Ministers Courtyard at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on July 24, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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Hospitals, aged care facilities, and schools are among the high-risk settings where workers and visitors could face rapid COVID-19 testing under an Australian plan to be developed.

National cabinet on Friday agreed the federal health department and Australian Health Protection Principal Committee will work on creating a nationally consistent framework for the use of rapid antigen tests.

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