Cases continue to rise as federal government announces pandemic exit plan – as it happened

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Interesting little story from AAP about people dodging Covid tests:

One-in-two Australians who had cold and flu-like symptoms in the past six months decided not to get a Covid-19 test, research from the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia reveals.

Association president Michael Dray said it was concerning only 45 per cent of respondents with symptoms got tested as the Delta variant of the virus continues to spread across the country, causing lockdowns in some states.