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Australian authorities ‘rationing’ COVID-19 tests, immunologist cautions

Australian authorities ‘rationing’ COVID-19 tests, immunologist cautions

Updated.

March 18, 2020 13: 04:30

Some doctors are alerting a guaranteed influx of almost 100,000 COVID-19 test sets in the coming week, won’t be enough as stocks are currently being rationed and the infection rate is yet to peak.

Bottom line:

  • Immunologist John Dwyer says Australia requires to drastically increase testing
  • He says 100,000 more test kits would not go far enough
  • Queensland will increase the variety of laboratories able to test samples

Immunologist John Dwyer of University of NSW said another 100,000 test sets would not go far enough and authorities were still not casting their net wide enough.

” Since we’re looking for individuals who have actually either been taking a trip, and or have a fever, as well

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