Australia's coronavirus testing scheme has exceeded 1 per cent of the population for the first time – a world-leading rate that experts say is keeping the national death toll well below the hardest-hit countries.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the milestone on Wednesday, saying more than 1000 tests per 100,000 people put Australia ahead of all other nations on a per capita basis.
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