NSW students may be forced to take a Covid test at the school gate each day
Students may be forced to take a Covid test at the school gate every day to avoid sudden outbreaks as NSW pupils prepare to return to the classroom on Monday NSW Education and health authorities are 'exploring' home testing options Home testing kids may be sent out to families or testing will be done at the gate School students in NSW will return to the classroom from October 18
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Children could be forced to take rapid antigen Covid tests every morning before they are allowed inside the classroom, health officials say.
NSW education and health authorities revealed they are 'exploring' the option in a bid to reduce the risk of outbreaks in schools, before students return to face-to-face learning from October 18.
It has not been confirmed whether the testing would be done at home or at the school gate but both are being considered as options.
Rapid antigen tests are cheaper than polymerase chain reaction tests, which are used at public testing centres, and the results are available in minutes.
School students may have to take Covid tests at the school gates (pictured: students in Strathfield,
