As we’ve said a bunch of times on the show, there’s a strong correlation between WA’s daily COVID numbers and the amount of testing that gets done. And as we’ve seen the testing has a tendency to go down on the weekends when people seem to think they have better things to do than trying to slow down a global pandemic. So imagine what will happen this Easter long weekend? 

Infectious diseases physician and microbiologist Professor Paul Griffin explains concerns that testing will go down considerably over the long weekend, and not just in WA but around Australia.

As we&rsquo;ve said a bunch of times on the show, there&rsquo;s a strong correlation between WA&rsquo;s daily COVID numbers and the amount of testing that gets done. And as we&rsquo;ve seen the testing has a tendency to go down on the weekends when people seem to think they have better things to do than trying to slow down a global pandemic. So imagine what will happen this Easter long weekend?&nbsp;
Infectious diseases physician and microbiologist Professor Paul Griffin explains concerns that testing will go down considerably over the long weekend, and not just in WA but around Australia.

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