PolicyHealth & EducationCoronavirus pandemicPrint articleOpinionWhy random testing is the road back to normalAn urgent program to collect up-to-date data about the whole community is the only way to know if it is safe to lift the costly lockdown without the virus resurging.Nicholas Fisher and Dennis TrewinApr 13, 2020 – 3.58pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe media is awash with data about confirmed cases of COVID-19, the number of people who have died from COVID-19-related illnesses, and how many appear to have recovered.What about the data we need to inform decision-making, but which we haven’t got – the known unknowns?Loading...Nicholas Fisher is a former chief research scientist in statistics in CSIRO and a former president of the Statistical Society of Australia.Dennis Trewin was the Australian Statistician from 2000 to 2007 and is a former president of the Statistical Society of Australia.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreCoronavirus pandemicOpinionIcelandGermanyLatest In Health & educationFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewForget WFH – what it’s really like to ‘work from anywhere’Rachael BoltonThe US governance model taking over Australian boardroomsThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLife & LeisureOne of Australia’s most loved authors reveals her weekend ritualsLucy DeanRoom service for your bedroom and Blue Crush-inspired fashionJewels that cost millions – and the clients who buy themRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own