Article 5XHQS ‘Terrible plan’: call for Queensland to stop closing Covid testing clinics as case numbers escalate

‘Terrible plan’: call for Queensland to stop closing Covid testing clinics as case numbers escalate

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Sally Dillon
from World news | The Guardian on (#5XHQS)

Covid-19 infections in the state have increased by more than 50% in the past two weeks

One of Queensland's leading infectious diseases experts has called on the state government to rethink winding down Covid testing services given the current wave of infections.

On Saturday, Queensland recorded 9,404 new Covid cases, with eight deaths, and 295 patients in hospital, including 19 in ICU.

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