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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Lucy Bladen

DARK SECRETS: Stephen smith flags winding back of pcr testing | Vintage Vibes

Opening hours at Canberra's PCR testing facilities could be reduced in the coming weeks as demand for COVID tests has plummeted.

Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith said while the government still planned to retain free testing capacity for COVID there were considerations about winding this back.

"We are looking at reducing some of the hours of PCR testing availability just because we've seen a really big drop-off in demand for PCR testing," Ms Stephen-Smith said.

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