Rapid Antigen Tests (RAT) have replaced PCR in the Nothern Territory to speed up testing and recording of positive cases. Chief Minister Michael Gunner made the announcement on Thursday, highlighting that the last few weeks have shown that speed of testing provides an advantage over Omicron. “Territorians don’t have to wait as long to get tested, they don’t have to wait as long for a result, and our health experts can get a quicker idea of the caseload we are dealing with on any given day,” he said. This comes after daily case numbers rose ten-fold over the Christmas and New Year period, and, like in other parts of the country, PCR test queues and result wait times in the NT blew out to become unsustainable. Gunner said while PCR will still be used where clinically appropriate, from Thursday on, residents will no longer need to get a PCR test …