Read below for all links, references and information on testing centres.
Correction: 90 million masks per month are needed by healthcare workers around the world, not per day.
Pathology labs that provide COVID-19 testing:
– Laverty pathology
– Douglas Hanly Moir Pathology
– Medlab
– Australian Clinical Labs
Central and Eastern Sydney PHN Coronavirus information page: https://www.cesphn.org.au/coronavirus
US Surgeon general – how to wear a T-shirt as a mask: https://youtu.be/tPx1yqvJgf4
References: (I apologise for mixing up referencing styles)
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