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COVID-19: Possibility coronavirus testing could be further expanded in North-West

Rob Inglis
Updated April 4 2020 - 12:44pm, first published 12:17pm
Two staff at the North West Regional Hospital have been infected with COVID-19, prompting Public Health Services to flag the possibility of an expanded testing regime in the region.
Two staff at the North West Regional Hospital have been infected with COVID-19, prompting Public Health Services to flag the possibility of an expanded testing regime in the region.

The infection of two further health care workers with COVID-19 is being described by the public health authority as a "very serious" incident and a possible expansion of the testing regime in the North-West has consequently been flagged.

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Rob Inglis

Rob Inglis

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Rob Inglis is a reporter with The Examiner, covering state and federal politics. He is based in Hobart.

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