COVID-19 exposure sites in nightclubs drive up demand for PCR coronavirus tests in Canberra

Lucy Bladen
Jasper Lindell
Updated November 23 2021 - 9:38am, first published 5:30am
There has been an upward trend in testing rates for COVID-19 in Canberra. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
There has been an upward trend in testing rates for COVID-19 in Canberra. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Coronavirus exposure sites identified in Canberra's nightclubs have driven an increase in demand for COVID-19 tests in the capital, but health authorities are confident the growing number of Canberrans seeking tests shows people are still following the rules.

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Lucy Bladen

Lucy Bladen

Reporter Canberra Times

Lucy Bladen has been a journalist at The Canberra Times since 2019. She is an ACT politics and health reporter. Email: l.bladen@canberratimes.com.au

Jasper Lindell

Jasper Lindell

Assembly Reporter

Jasper Lindell joined The Canberra Times in 2018. He is a Legislative Assembly reporter, covering ACT politics and government. He also writes about development, transport, heritage, local history, literature and the arts, as well as contributing to the Times' Panorama magazine. He was previously a Sunday Canberra Times reporter.

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