Without coronavirus test isolation payments, NSW workers most at risk of contracting the virus must choose ‘between economic security, or getting tested’
Bennett said the uptake of the test isolation payment in Victoria indicated there were people in need and this was an important initiative.“Anything we can do to remove barriers to testing is important,” Bennett said. “I always say testing is our eyes. You want good testing rates. It’s as important to know where the virus isn’t as where it is.”
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