Leading epidemiologist says Victorian lockdown may be extended – NEWS.com.au

A leading Australian epidemiologist says Victorias lockdown may be extended further than a week, as the state battles to contain a spread of the highly-infectious Indian variant of coronavirus.The state is just two days into a circuit-breaker lockdown to prevent it from plunging into a potential third wave.
Victoria recorded five new cases on Saturday, as people lined up for hours at vaccination hubs across Melbourne desperate to receive the jab.
But questions remain about how long a lockdown will…

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