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Regional Victorian lockdown plea rejected again despite increase in coronavirus cases – ABC News
Despite calls by officials in regional centres to have lockdowns imposed, the Victorian Government says they aren’t yet required in country Victoria.
The Victorian Government is continuing to deny requests for region-specific lockdowns, despite a cluster at a south-west Victorian meatworks almost quadrupling in the past week.
Key points:
- The Victorian Government has rejected repeated requests to lock down some regional towns
- The chair of epidemiology at Deakin University says there’s no need for local lockdowns in regional areas at this stage
- Certain industries may be forced to close if outbreaks continued to emerge …
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