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China travel COVID testing not needed: Dr Paul Kelly

Australia doesn't need to impose additional travel requirements for people coming from China because domestic vaccination rates and local surveillance systems are strong, the chief medical officer says.

Australia’s China COVID test requirement ‘modest’

Health Minister Mark Butler says Australia welcomes renewed travel with China despite slapping new entry requirements on people arriving from the mainland. 

Australia to manage COVID-19 like other respiratory viruses in 2023

Under a new national management plan for 2023, the government is set to move away from "COVID exceptionalism".

Pandemic milestone: Mitchell Covid testing centre permanently closes

The ACT Government’s Mitchell COVID-19 drive-through testing centre will permanently close at 2pm today, Friday 28 October.

Changes to ACT COVID-19 testing centres this weekend

ACT Health has announced important changes happening at Canberra's COVID-19 testing centres from this weekend.

Australia to ease more international travel restrictions from 17 April

International tourists are being urged to book a flight Down Under, as the federal government eases restrictions in a bid to return travel to pre-pandemic levels.

Holt COVID-19 testing site closed today

The COVID-19 testing clinic at Holt will remain closed today, Monday 17 January, due to an ongoing supply issue relating to PCR tests.

More RATs at Kambah on Monday, Holt COVID testing clinic closed

The COVID testing facility at Holt will be closed on Monday 17 January, while Kambah will continue to distribute rapid antigen tests (RAT).

RATs to be distributed at Kambah testing clinic today

Rapid antigen tests (RATs) will once again be distributed at the Kambah testing clinic today, 16 January.

Kambah COVID testing clinic to hand out free RATs on Friday

To ease continued pressure on Canberra's public PCR system, the Kambah COVID clinic will be distributing rapid antigen tests (RATs) tomorrow.

Three ACT COVID testing facilities to be closed on Thursday

Three major COVID testing facilities in Canberra will be closed on Thursday 13 January due to unavoidable supply issues.

ACT Rapid Antigen Test reporting form now online

A new form allowing Canberrans to notify ACT Health of a positive Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) result is now available online.

Local pharmacies ‘doing their best’ to stock RATs

Finding RATs in Canberra seems to be harder than discovering a golden ticket, and local pharmacies are doing their best to get them in stock.

ACT records one new COVID death, 1508 cases

The ACT has recorded its first COVID death in over a month, along with a new daily high of 1,508 cases.

Angry Aussies slam rapid antigen test availability

Scott Morrison remains under pressure to make rapid antigen COVID-19 tests free as widespread shortages continue around the country.

Canberra records 462 COVID cases on New Year’s Eve

Canberra has recorded a large spike in COVID cases with 462 new infections on New Year's Eve.

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