Victoria's Chief Health Minister has been forced to insist coronavirus is not a 'conspiracy' as she revealed more than 10,000 Victorians have refused COVID-19 testing in the past week.
Victoria's Chief Health Minister has been forced to insist coronavirus is not a "conspiracy" as she revealed more than 10,000 Victorians have refused COVID-19 testing in the past week. Chief Health MinisterJenny Mikakos said the data would be analysed to determine why people were refusing testing as the state conducted a major blitz across 36 locked-down suburbs.
"It is concerning that the report I have received is that some people believe coronavirus is a conspiracy or it won't impact on them," Ms Mikakos said. "I want to stress coronavirus is a very contagious virus, it can go through your family very quickly. "So those individuals in those communities that have not been tested, we're urging them to be tested as quickly as possible.
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