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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Aged care provider says it has ‘no faith’ in federal promise of rapid antigen tests

Aged care Australia
Aged care facilities have lost faith in the federal government promise of rapid antigen tests. Photograph: Alan Porritt/AAP

An aged care provider says it has “no faith” in the commonwealth’s supply of rapid tests after deliveries failed to show for almost three weeks after an outbreak, forcing it to withhold them from essential visitors and scramble unsuccessfully to procure its own.

The government has repeatedly said it is prioritising its stocks of rapid tests to aged care facilities experiencing outbreaks.

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