RAT testing enables timely access to anti-virals for those with underlying health conditions. Those medicines are only effective if accessed within the first five days of infection. Without testing, many will miss the window, Baker said.

Covid-19: Removing free RATs will hit low-income people hardest - epidemiologist

The move will increase inequity and strain the healthcare system, Dr Michael Baker says.

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