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The Newcastle Herald's Opinion, Tuesday, August 11, 2020: People can't be forced into accepting 'truth', but they can be convinced

Updated April 15 2021 - 12:12am, first published August 11 2020 - 6:30am
Originally, masks didn't matter for coronavirus. Until they did.
Originally, masks didn't matter for coronavirus. Until they did.

THE public face of the Hunter New England Local Health District's coronavirus response, Dr David Durrheim, is quoted today expressing his disappointment at what he calls "conspiracy theorists" doing "harm and damage" with their "divisive" message that COVID-19 is a "hoax" or "not a big deal".

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