Andrews Government Extends Quarantine For Test Refusals in New Rule

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews holds a press conference at Treasury Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on Sept. 26, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images

Close contacts who refuse a COVID-19 test in Victoria will spend 21 days in quarantine under a new rule.

The state government has announced mandatory quarantine will be extended 10 days for close contacts if they opt not to be tested on day 11 of isolation.