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eerie scenes on first day of lockdown
Brisbane became a ghost town on Saturday as residents abided by stay-indoors orders to help quell the spread of a mutant coronavirus strain.
Greater Brisbane has entered a three-day lockdown following the discovery a highly contagious UK COVID-19 strain which had leaked from hotel quarantine.
While Queensland’s capital is often derided for its sleepy nature, its streets were more empty than usual on Saturday morning.
“As I drove in this morning, every single person I saw was wearing a mask, which is fantastic,” Queensland’s chief…
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