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Australia Introduces Home Testing as Victoria Cases Surge
- Government says at-home Covid tests to start from Nov. 1
- More than 76% of Australians have received first vaccine dose
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Australia will introduce at-home testing for Covid-19 from Nov. 1, as cases in Victoria surged past 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 Tuesday. Some 76.7% of Australians have now received their first dose of a Covid vaccine, he added.