Weather, fewer health alerts could have role in state's low COVID-19 testing levels

Warmer weather, less frequent public health alerts and fewer people getting sick could all be contributing to the low levels of COVID-19 testing in NSW.

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said it was critical to drive the cases of community transmission "to the lowest possible level" before people became more active across the state once school holidays begin on September 28. Dr Chant said one potential reason for the drop in testing numbers was that less people may be getting sick.

Other people may feel the process is too much for them, or have outdated perceptions of long testing queues and waiting times for results, based on previous experiences. Two of the new cases confirmed on Monday were linked to the Concord and Liverpool hospitals cluster: one was a close contact of a case linked to Concord Hospital, while the other was a healthcare worker from Liverpool Hospital.

rachelclun Warmer Weather? Really? California, Florida, Texas...

rachelclun You in Australia also, seem to be dealing with the issue as a nation where here in the states, 200K dead and at least 100K more to come because our 'leaders' don't believe in science.

rachelclun or folks are waking up . . . a virus with a 99.99% survival rate, and 90% false positive rate . . . revealed as just another fear & alarm narrative

rachelclun You know it’s not a real pandemic when people have to be tested to know if they have it...

rachelclun Umm isn’t this a good thing? Less people feeling sick. More people being healthy.

rachelclun Rest assured that local pharmacists are encouraging anyone with symptoms to get tested. It is tough to convince them though.

rachelclun THE TESTS DO NOT DIAGNOSE ANY BLOODY THING, FFS ENOUGH, surely to god months after the big scare proved to be nothing they media can stop the bloody hysteria

rachelclun 40 degree lockdowns will be fun.

rachelclun What do they expect, we can’t travel interstate, contact tracing rounds up the cases and no one has a cold. Just stop delaying reopening stuff.

rachelclun Imagine if Covid hit the USA during their summer. Problem solved! o wait 😬

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