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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Sunrise, Seven Network on 29 June 2020

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EDWINA BARTHOLOMEW:New saliva tests will be rolled out in Victoria today to help avoid further COVID spikes.

The state has now followed New South Wales in implementing extended quarantine periods for return travellers who refuse to be tested.

Those arriving from overseas will be swabbed using the conventional test on day 11 of their hotel isolation; if they refuse, they will have to stay for a further 10 days.

The saliva tests will be carried out in hotspots as well as hotels from today.And for more, I'm joined by Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth.

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