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Domicron's Test Shop

Four images depicting people trying to access COVID-19 tests and results. COVID impacts all stages, except the stage to pay a fine for not registering a positive result.

Cathy Wilcox

13 January 2022

On 12 January the New South Wales government made it compulsory for anyone who tested positive to COVID-19 on a rapid antigen test (RAT) to formally report any positive results dating back two weeks. There was a huge influx of positive test results, making it difficult to model the true current number of cases in the state. A shortage of RATs added to the uncertainty, as many New South Wales residents with symptoms were unable to confirm their diagnosis.