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NSW backflips on QR codes and considers mailing free rapid tests as Covid cases surge
Premier Dominic Perrottet continues to resist calls to reintroduce indoor mask mandate as state records 5,715 coronavirus cases
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The New South Wales government is considering mailing free rapid Covid-19 tests to people in an attempt to ease delays at the state’s overloaded testing centres but has resisted growing calls to reintroduce indoor mask mandates amid record case numbers.
As the daily Covid-19 cases surged to a record 5,715 on Thursday, the government also confirmed that it would reintroduce mandatory QR check-ins at retail and hospitality venues in an attempt to assist contact tracers.
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