CV and mad panic behaviour

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From what i read, it takes days to get the results. An option i looked at, but not going to help.

This is 100% correct, 4 ~ 5 days is the median test lead-time. In most cases people are recovering before they get a test result. In that case the test only serves as an confirmation to self-isolate, something we should probably already do.

I'm not sure what the right answer is.

Dutton being released just a couple of days after diagnosis is a prime example of this and he would have been treated with a priority, if it's serious most people are likely to be unwell long before any test results arrive.

If you have to go into hospital they'll test you, if you don't they won't, if you don't need to go into hospital you should probably stay away from as according to WHO reports being in there puts you at greater risk of getting the virus. But this is of course based on all hospitals globally which means widely varying standards of management and response.

Stay safe, be vigilant of your health, and conscious about the health of those around you.