From 1 January 2022, polymerase chain reaction (PCR) COVID-19 testing in Victoria under the aged care program operated by Sonic Healthcare and its subsidiary pathology providers (e.g. Melbourne Pathology) will continue to operate with clinical oversight from either a medical practitioner, the Public Health Unit (PHU) or the Victorian Aged Care Response Centre (VACRC) for residential aged care facilities that have a COVID-19 outbreak, a Case Exposure or are located within a designated area of high COVID-19 risk as declared.

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Changes to routine asymptomatic PCR testing of Victorian aged care workers