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Police issue fines to beach and partygoers on first day of South Australia’s lockdown
Police have fined a few beachgoers and seven people who attended a party — but most South Australians have “committed” to the six-day lockdown to stamp out the coronavirus cluster, Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says.
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It comes as the Hutt Street Centre pleads for people to stop verbally abusing the homeless given they have nowhere to go and one third did not know about the lockdown yesterday.
No new cases were recorded yesterday, and the total number of positive cases linked to the Parafield cluster dropped from 23 to 22 after a person was retested and returned a negative result.
Mr Stevens said he was pleased with the majority of South Australians…
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