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    <name>Question Time</name>
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      <name>Coronavirus Testing</name>
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        <heading>Coronavirus Testing</heading>
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      <talker role="member" id="5084" kind="question">
        <name>Mr MALINAUSKAS</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Croydon</electorate>
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            <name>Leader of the Opposition</name>
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            <name>Coronavirus Testing</name>
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          <by role="member" id="5084">Mr MALINAUSKAS (Croydon—Leader of the Opposition) (14:04):</by>  My question is to the Premier. Is the Premier considering any additional measures to assist those South Australians who are currently queueing at testing stations for, reportedly, up to 10 hours?</text>
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      <talker role="member" id="4338" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Dunstan</electorate>
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            <name>Premier</name>
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          <question date="2020-11-17">
            <name>Coronavirus Testing</name>
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          <by role="member" id="4338">The Hon. S.S. MARSHALL (Dunstan—Premier) (14:04):</by>  Yesterday, we did expand our capacity within our testing stations, especially those at Parafield Airport, Elizabeth and also Magill and Victoria Park. My understanding is that yesterday we had a near record day in terms of the number of people seeking to be tested. There were in excess of 5,300 who went through one of our sites, plus what would have happened in the private sector. We haven't got an update on that number yet, but I think yesterday was probably very close to, if not, the record ever in terms of the number of tests that were sought.</text>
        <text id="2020111789be32d55aec40b5b0000286">The people of South Australia were very patient. There were very long queues at some of those yesterday, but I'm assured by Dr Tom Dodd, the clinical lead within SA Pathology, that they are working through those and expanding the capacity as quickly as they possibly can.</text>
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