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Rapid COVID-19 testing to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

16 April 2020
COVID-19

New rapid turnaround coronavirus (COVID-19) tests will be rolled out to 83 rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

New rapid turnaround coronavirus (COVID-19) tests will be rolled out to 83 rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The test is unique as the rapid testing technology allows people to get their test results in around 45 minutes, a significant decrease on from current testing which can currently take up to 10 days..

Minister for Indigenous Australians, Ken Wyatt, said the new testing program would help keep Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Find out more: Rapid COVID-19 testing to protect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.