Long queues and closed clinics: Australians with positive rapid antigen tests abandon PCRs

Wait times for testing - and results - have ballooned, leaving many to make their own decisions about dealing with a possible Covid case

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People testing positive to Covid using rapid antigen tests are being turned away from, or are giving up on, getting a PCR test, as the New South Wales government warns that the actual number of Covid cases could be much higher than the 11,201 reported on Wednesday.

Wait times for testing clinics have ballooned across NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia.