Expanded program for free COVID-19 test kits
The NSW Government has extended its program to provide free Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) for COVID-19 for another three months until October 31. Free RAT kits are available to eligible…
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Restrictions reinstated as government backflips on COVID management
As case numbers surge and residents across New South Wales struggle to navigate the era of “personal responsibility”, the state government has reintroduced a number of restrictions across the state….
Health Minister asks residents to consider Rapid Antigen Tests
Central Coat Newspapers request for information from NSW health Minister Brad Hazzard about wait times for COVID tests on Boxing Day has been referred to the Central Coast Local Health…
COVID angst hits the Coast
VIDEO REPORT: The Central Coast is on tenterhooks – after five locals tested positive to COVID-19 over the weekend. 19 locations across the region have been identified as exposure sites….
Spinks granted bail
Mathew Spinks, the Wyong man who allegedly threw a hot coffee cup at a nurse working a COVID-19 testing site, has fronted court. Spinks appeared at Burwood Local Court on…
Big rise in COVID testing over holiday period
Testing numbers for COVID-19 rose dramatically on the Coast over the pre- and post-Christmas holiday period, with more than 12,000 people being tested region-wide during the week ending December 26…