Aussie PM Suggests Penalties for Refusing COVID-19 Tests in Melbourne ‘Hot Zones’

Aussie PM Suggests Penalties for Refusing COVID-19 Tests in Melbourne ‘Hot Zones’
Cleaning crews work to deep clean Keilor Views Primary School in Melbourne, Australia on June 23, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has supported the Victorian government’s strict lockdown measures on Melbourne suburbs to combat outbreaks of the CCP virus and suggested penalties for those who refuse to be tested.
In an interview on Seven’s Sunrise program on July 1, Morrison praised the Victorian government for its decision to lockdown certain Melbourne suburbs.