The ACT will begin"actively looking" for community transmission of coronavirus in Canberra, allowing a random sample of ineligible people to be tested for COVID-19 each day.There are now 91 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Canberra, after four more were added to the tally
"We are able to do this because there is a decrease in demand for testing from returning travellers and known contacts of confirmed cases," Dr Coleman said.Currently the main groups tested are returned travellers and confirmed contacts of known cases that are showing symptoms — but other exceptions have now been made so that all symptomatic healthcare workers, and people who live in confined spaces like aged care homes, cruise ships and boarding schools can be tested.
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Strewth. I thought you meant they were randomly selecting test subjects.
Well if we have been doing the best testing in the world why would this be necessary /end sarcasm...
Where’s people’s dignity ? Can’t they see their human dignity being stripped away . Medical tests done in a public place . Wake the hell up .
Great idea and really, this should have already been happening. Why just in Canberra though? I just feel like the govt don't really want (us?) to know the amount of undocumented illness out there...
Do it in Manly and Bondi Beach! That should put the fear in people.
This needs to happen in Sydney where we have untraceable cases in the hundreds.
Cmon dan and Gladys and Scotty do this and give us some hope ramp up the testing in nsw and Victoria ScottMorrisonMP DanielAndrewsMP GladysB DepChiefAusArmy hopefully Paul Kenny will advise this as well - intel wins wars
This right here! Random tests! EXCELLENT BEST APPROACH METHODS WORK.
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