Doctors warn coronavirus testing complacency could undo WA’s hard work

Doctors say Western Australia’s response to any future outbreaks of coronavirus will hinge significantly on people’s willingness to get tested.

As another seven cases of COVID-19 emerged in hotel quarantine overnight, the state’s general testing rates sit at “about half” of where health professionals would like them to be, indicating complacency is to blame.

Statistics from the Department of Health show a steady decline of about 35 per cent in testing rates from the peak months of June and July in all regions across the state, except…