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‘Absolutely vital’: Huge lines as testing goes 24/7 – Ballina Shire Advocate
There are huge lines COVID-19 testing facilities across greater Brisbane as the city prepares to go into lockdown after the mutant UK strain was detected.

Long lines have formed at testing centres across southeast Queensland amid a looming lockdown of Greater Brisbane.
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At the Eight Mile Plains Community Health Centre, people donning masks can be seen queuing around the block, with wait times of roughly an hour to get a COVID-19 test.
Queensland Ambulance Service acting assistant commissioner David Hartley said the Eight Mile Plains facility had done 450…
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