We have seen over recent days a number of people seeking testing who don’t need it. It’s clear that there is some anxiety in the community with over 100 cases, but I say — as I have said on many occasions — a couple of things: Most of these cases are related to imports from overseas. There is only one element of significant community transmission and that’s small and controlled in Sydney.

There is no point being tested at the moment if you have not travelled or if you’ve not been in contact - even if you have flu-like illnesses. We are not saying to people who get acute respiratory symptoms, a cold or a flu, to go and get tested for COVID-19. We are saying that if you’ve come back from overseas, if you’re a returned traveller or you’ve been in contact with someone who has been a confirmed case, then you should be tested.

But other Australians do not need testing and all they’re doing is putting an unnecessary burden on the testing.