North-West girl required to do second COVID-19 test because of a paperwork error

Emily Jarvie
Updated May 25 2020 - 5:32pm, first published 5:22pm
Health Minister Sarah Courtney has apologised to the girl's family for any undue stress the error has caused. Picture: file
Health Minister Sarah Courtney has apologised to the girl's family for any undue stress the error has caused. Picture: file

A six-year-old girl in the state's North-West has been retested for COVID-19 because an error saw her original test swab and its paperwork separated.

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Emily Jarvie

Emily Jarvie

Journalist

Emily Jarvie is a political journalist at The Advocate and The Examiner newspapers based in Hobart, Tasmania. Contact: emily.jarvie@austcommunitymedia.com.au

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