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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RATS fiasco a ‘disgrace’
Amongst the many shortcomings of the Government’s approach to COVID has been the total lack of any advice about what to do, if you are unfortunate enough to get COVID,…
Disability providers to distribute rapid tests to disabled and support workers
Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) is preparing to work with local disability providers to distribute the Coast’s share of almost 300,000 Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) to be provided statewide…
$800 handout to aged care workers not enough, says McBride
Member for Dobell, Emma McBride, has slammed Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plan to offer Australian aged care workers an $800 bonus payment. With the Coast’s aged care sector in dire…
Parents and teachers apprehensive as school returns
As the Woy Woy Peninsula’s school students returned to the classroom from February 1, parents and teachers expressed apprehension about returning to work and sending their kids back to school….
Parents and teachers air frustrations about back-to-school plans
As Central Coast children prepare to return to school next week, Central Coast Council P&C (CCCP&C) says parents are concerned at how COVID-19 risks will be managed and a later…
Rapid test kits given to women’s health centre
The Central Coast Community Women’s Health Centre received 20 free Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) last week to help keep community members safe. The centre provides women with counselling, medical services,…
Cost of RAT tests too much for average families says Tesch
With the NSW Government’s announcement last week that people who test positive using a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) are required to register their result with Service NSW or face a…
Free tests will stop workplaces becoming ‘virus hotbeds’ says union
As many supermarket shelves around the Central Coast remain bare due to COVID related delivery hold-ups, the Transport Workers’ Union has slammed a National Cabinet decision to send workers who…
Re-arranging RATS and deck chairs
Forum – I’m not very surprised to see the currently unfolding mishandling of the ‘strollout’ of availability of the Rapid Antigen Tests (or RAT test tests?) for Covid 19, by…
Carers missing out on tests and essential supplies says McBride
Carers across the Central Coast and the people they care for have been left vulnerable and exposed to COVID-19 because of the Federal Government’s failure to shore up supply of…
Health chief says multiply official COVID cases by three
Recorded COVID cases on the Central Coast over the Christmas-New Year break were in the vicinity of 8-9,000 but Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD) CEO, Scott McLachlan, says in…
Are Rapid Antigen Tests the answer?
As Omicron numbers soar and the state pivots towards large-scale use of rapid antigen tests (RAT), some are concerned the move will create its own problems without some quick improvements…