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World 4 years ago

New COVID cluster in Australia's Melbourne sparks mass testing

More than 22,500 test results were conducted in the past 24 hours in Australia's second most populous city Melbourne and authorities urged residents to get tested amid fears of community transmission from a worker at the Holiday Inn in the city.

World 5 years ago

Wary Hong Kongers shun China-backed mass virus testing

Hong Kong's plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a wary public steer clear of the China-backed health scheme.

National 5 years ago

COVID-19 leaves lab workers grappling with unprecedented testing scale

Hardly ever mentioned alongside other front-line health workers like doctors and nurses, laboratory workers in Indonesia are grappling with an unprecedented scale of testing for the highly contagious coronavirus, as piling samples overwhelm short-handed labs.

Opinion 5 years ago

Poor, rich Indonesians do not get equal access to COVID-19 tests: Why it’s a problem

Unequal access to testing can lead to late diagnosis and preventable deaths due to undetected COVID-19 among the poor.

Opinion 5 years ago

With limited testing capability, Indonesia may battle COVID-19 blindfolded

With millions of people expected to leave Greater Jakarta to celebrate Idul Fitri in their hometowns across Java from April to May, it won’t be easy to track the spread of the disease on the island.