Article 5V0GJ NSW and Victoria urged to better help diverse communities understand Covid rapid test rules

NSW and Victoria urged to better help diverse communities understand Covid rapid test rules

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Mostafa Rachwani
from World news | The Guardian on (#5V0GJ)

A lack of effort in spreading messages about rapid antigen tests to diverse communities may lead to underreporting of Covid cases, advocates say

Community organisations in NSW and Victoria are calling on their state governments to expand outreach to culturally and linguistically diverse communities, amid concerns of underreporting of rapid antigen tests results.

Service NSW, which launched its online system to register positive rapid antigen tests on Wednesday, offers translation options, while the Victorian portal tells users to call the Covid hotline for a translator.

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