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Byron Bay COVID-19 swabs ‘misplaced’ in Easter testing bungle – ABC News
Health authorities say the more than 70 swabs that went missing last week have now been found and that an investigation into what went wrong will be conducted.
New South Wales health authorities say more than 70 “misplaced” COVID-19 swabs taken at a privately run drive-through clinic in Byron Bay on Easter Thursday have now been found and tested.
Key points:
- Health authorities say they’re investigating how 71 COVID-19 swabs taken in Byron Bay went missing
- One woman who was tested says she was forced into unnecessary isolation over Easter because of the mix-up
- Another local who isolated unnecessarily says there is confusion about how to use the Service NSW…
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