Australia to take Covid tests to homes

Australia will introduce athome testing for Covid-19 from November 1, as cases in Victoria eclipsed those in New South Wales, the country’s most populous state, for the first time since July.

Regulatory agency Therapeutic Goods Administration recommended the at-home testing, Health Minister Greg Hunt said yesterday. Some 76.7 per cent of Australians have now received their first vaccine dose, he added. “Obviously subject to individual tests being approved as being safe and effective, this is an important additional protection for Australians.”