Abuse, fights as anger boils over at overwhelmed COVID-19 testing hubs

There have been reports of fights at testing centres in South Australia, and plenty of aggression as wait times extend into hours. 9News

There have been reports of fights at testing centres in South Australia, and plenty of aggression as wait times extend into hours.

Health authorities are trying to relieve the pressure by now telling interstate arrivals they do not need to get a test on arrival if they don't have any symptoms.Premier Steven Marshall also urged people seeking testing to book an appointment to avoid long wait times. He said testing would be one of the things to be discussed at National Cabinet tomorrow, adding people shouldn't cancel their travel plans."What we've got to do is continue to work with the state and territory governments to get those testing regimes in place so they're moving a lot quicker," he said.

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