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Northern beaches coronavirus outbreak unlikely to lead to Melbourne-style lockdown, expert says
Low case numbers have given the NSW Government hope the northern beaches lockdown is working, with one expert saying it is unlikely Australia will see a repeat of Melbourne’s months-long confinement.
Key points:
- On the first day of the Melbourne lockdown, there were 72 local transmission cases
- In contrast, there were 30 cases when the northern beaches locked down
- An epidemiologist said Melbourne already had a high risk of community spread when its lockdown began
The northern beaches local government area began a strict three-day lockdown on Saturday, after 30 local cases associated with the cluster were recorded.
Case numbers halved to 15 in the first 24 hours of the lockdown, with all cases linked to the cluster.
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