‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing

‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing State government guidelines state ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups the Guardian

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“We’re getting this massive amount of undiagnosed cases out there. We can tell by the percentage of PCR tests that come out positive – around 20% around the country – that the whole country is awash with Covid.”

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The number of Australians in hospital with the virus has reached the highest point of the pandemic so far. As of Tuesday there were 869 people in hospital with Covid in Victoria...