‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing

State government guidelines say ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups

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Epidemiologists have questioned Victoria’s scaling back of its PCR Covid testing regime amid soaring case numbers and hospitalisations, describing it as a “backwards step”.

Victoria has “scaled back” its mass PCR Covid testing program since the start of July, according to the state’s coronavirus website.

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