Health officials raise conspiracy concerns as 10,000 refuse coronavirus tests in Victoria

Victorian Health officials have raised concerns conspiracy theories are causing some people to refuse coronavirus testing.

Nurse Wayne Kalep from Knox Private Hospital conducts coronavirus tests at a home in Hallam. Source: AAP

Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos has urged residents living in Melbourne’s coronavirus hotspots to get tested after more than 10,000 people rejected approaches by health workers to be swabbed.

More than 164,000 Victorians have been tested as part of a blitz launched last Thursday, with local lockdowns now in place to contain growing suburban outbreaks.

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