Australia must dramatically expand its coronavirus testing regime, leading virologist says
Australia needs to dramatically and rapidly broaden its Covid-19 testing regimen to determine the full extent of the disease’s spread through the community, a prominent Australian virologist has said.
“If we don’t test, we don’t find,” virologist Dr Ian Mackay told the Guardian.
But as the number of cases across the country reached 415, with five deaths, and the World Health Organisation urging all countries to “test, test, test”, Australia is facing a looming shortage of testing kits, with critical reagents – used to isolate the virus in the laboratory – running short around the world.
The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, indicated the government was working to rectify the testing shortfall.
Read more: http://theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/australia-must-dramatically-expand-its-coronavirus-testing-regime-leading-virologist-says
“If we don’t test, we don’t find,” virologist Dr Ian Mackay told the Guardian.
But as the number of cases across the country reached 415, with five deaths, and the World Health Organisation urging all countries to “test, test, test”, Australia is facing a looming shortage of testing kits, with critical reagents – used to isolate the virus in the laboratory – running short around the world.
The federal health minister, Greg Hunt, indicated the government was working to rectify the testing shortfall.
Read more: http://theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/17/australia-must-dramatically-expand-its-coronavirus-testing-regime-leading-virologist-says
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