Health
COVID clinics busier than ever after changes to school rules – Northern Star
THE local health boss admitted it was “an inconvenience” for parents and carers, but also said it was important.
PARENTS and carers of schoolchildren with a runny nose have flocked to respiratory clinics across Northern NSW in order to get their children tested and back to school.
From Wednesday, a new Public Health Order required children who presented with flu-like or COVID-like symptoms needed to be tested and be negative, before they were allowed to return to school.
>>> READ MORE: COVID-19 crackdown at schools: Tests for kids with symptoms
Northern NSW Local Health District chief executive…
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