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

Epidemiologists have described Victoria’s reduction in Covid PCR testing as ‘a backwards step’ amid soaring case numbers and hospitalisations. Photograph: Con Chronis/EPA

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.