To test or not to test: Compromise helps manage numbers after clinics swamped

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To test or not to test: Compromise helps manage numbers after clinics swamped

Martin
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John Cameron
Auckland GP John Cameron says his practice is not swabbing people who have a simple upper respiratory tract infection in the community with no higher index of suspicion

We are on our summer break and the editorial office is closed until 18 January. In the meantime, please enjoy our Summer Hiatus series, in which our journalists have selected articles from our 2020 news and clinical archives, The Conversation and other publications with which we share content. Please note the comment function has been turned off while we are away. Happy reading.

From Martin Johnston: I chose this article because it's a good example of how there was no established playbook for the pandemic and the difficulties that created as the guidelines were knocked into shape

In this story from our 15 July print edition, Martin Johnston dissects the twists and turns of the COVID-19 case definition and the impact on general