How rapid virus tests can open the economy
John KehoeEconomics editor
When Melbourne pathology scientist Mark Thacker's daughter recently booked a dentist appointment to have her wisdom teeth removed, she was forced to take a COVID-19 test three to five days beforehand.
"For that test result to be accurate on the day she goes in, she and the six people at our house would have to be in isolation for the three to five days before," says Mr Thacker, director of Life BioScience.
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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s first election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com
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