National Cabinet has agreed to remove the requirement for a PCR test to confirm a positive rapid antigen test result, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. 9News
testing sites to speed up results after the country experienced massive testing backlogs over the past few weeks.
"Universal free access to tests was not agreed by any of the states and territories today, or the Commonwealth. I make that very clear," he said. "There are over 6.6 million Australians who fall into those categories. They will be able to get up to 10 tests over a course of three months, no more than five per month, and they should only be getting those tests there if they are not symptomatic and they are not close contacts," he said.
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