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Victorian coronavirus outbreak expected to worsen as state enters start of five-day lockdown
Victorian authorities are expecting an outbreak of the UK strain of coronavirus from a quarantine hotel to grow, as the state enters the first day of a snap lockdown called on Friday in a bid to dampen community transmission.
Key points:
- Victorians will be placed under stage 4 restrictions until 11:59pm on Wednesday
- Household visits will be banned and stay-at-home orders will be enforced
- Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton says the circuit breaker is needed to prevent a “devastating” third wave
Premier Daniel Andrews said the outbreak, which started with a family of three at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn, was “moving at a velocity that has not been seen anywhere in our country over the course of these last 12 months”.
The outbreak remained at…
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