JUST IN: South Australia has recorded 688 new COVID19 cases overnight. 9News DETAILS:
infections, with 688 new cases overnight, as some people have wait hours for a PCR test in Adelaide.
Some people have waited for more than nine hours to get their test, which is needed for travel to Queensland. You also need a test if you have symptoms or are a close contact.to get a test after arriving, amid the lengthy waits. There are similar scenes in NSW and Victoria, with Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk claiming 90 per cent of those getting tests are not getting them to travel there.Meanwhile, South Australia will finally allow the sale of rapid COVID-19 tests which can be used at home.People queuing at Rushcutter's Bay Park testing clinic in Sydney.
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