Some across Australia are spending Christmas Day in long Covid testing queues, as cases balloon and people plan for interstate travel.
One person, who is a state parliament employee and was seeking testing as a close contact, was standing in line at Prince of Wales Hospital in Randwick.
“Hundreds of people waiting in line for several hours with multiple drive-throughs shut,” he posted on Facebook.“This mess was totally foreseeable.” People are seen queuing in their cars at the Covid-19 testing site at Bondi Beach. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye GerardQueensland, Tasmania and WA require a negative PCR tests from visitors taken within 72 hours of their arriving from ‘high risk’ or ‘hotspot’ areas.Soaring case numbers across the nation and tests for close and casual contacts, as well as reduced hours at testing clinics on Christmas Day, are also adding to queues at open clinics.
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