More test kits to arrive this week; global cases near 200,000
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97,000 additional coronavirus tests will arrive in Australia
The tests will bolster current stock levels and support the ramp up in testing under way.
To date more than 81,000 tests have been performed with 414 Australians (0.5 per cent of Australians tested) have tested positive for the coronavirus.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said the plan would help “to confront the threat of coronavirus we’re ensuring we know who has it and where they are.”
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