Topic: National Policy on Lateral Flow Tests
COVID contingency: Testing key to keeping frontline workers in action
Regular testing, enhanced staffing and overtime are among the measures being introduced to keep emergency services fully operational as COVID-19 cases continue to escalate.
Explainer: New lateral flow test policy aims to cut down on isolations
Government has released formal guidelines on the use of lateral flow tests (LTF) with the aim of reducing isolation times for close contacts of positive cases and managing the strain placed on local labs doing COVID-19 testing.
