GP practice defends fees at drive-in COVID-19 clinic
The NSW state health minister is not happy, but Double Bay Doctors say their appointments are 'more than a swab in the nose'
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A state health minister has accused private medical clinics of charging patients for COVID-19 tests, describing it as a “disturbing” act that will hamper efforts to contain the virus.
“No individual in NSW, in Australia, should be paying a fee to have a COVID test … it is a vital part of our weaponry to defeat the virus,” NSW health minister Brad Hazzard told the media last week.