Coronavirus Australia live updates: more than 10,000 in Victoria refuse testing as state records 66 new Covid-19 cases
by Calla Wahlquist (now) and Luke Henriques-Gomes and from on (#55ABR)
Victorian health minister says more than 10,000 people have refused to be tested for Covid-19. Follow live
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10.18am BST
We will leave our rolling coverage of the coronavirus crisis in Australia there for the day. As ever, you can follow our ongoing global coverage here.
Here's where things stand:
9.54am BST
An update on the markets, from AAP:
The Australian share market has finished the week up 2.6 per cent after four straight days of gains, closing 0.4% higher on Friday.
The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index finished Friday up 25.2 points, or 0.42%, at 6,057.9 points, while the All Ordinaries index gained 21.4 points, or 0.35%, at 6,163.7.
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