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Aboriginal groups fear Covid outbreaks inevitable after changes to close contact definition
Experts warn ‘wrong decision’ puts Northern Territory’s most vulnerable and remote communities at risk
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Indigenous health groups have lambasted national cabinet’s move to narrow the definition of a close contact as the “wrong decision”, amid concern over the possibility of outbreaks in remote communities with comparatively low vaccination rates.
With some PCR testing sites overwhelmed and a widespread shortage of rapid antigen tests, the prime minister, Scott Morrison, said on Thursday leaders had agreed to a change that will see fewer people required to get tested and those who are positive released from isolation sooner.
Read the original article at The Guardian