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Qld shuts border to Melbourne as Victoria locks down to fight ferocious UK variant
Friday February 12, 2021
Queensland will shut its border to greater Melbourne for two weeks as Victoria enters a five-day lockdown in an effort to contain the ferocious UK coronavirus strain at the centre of the Holiday Inn outbreak, which now totals 13 cases.
A 5km travel limit will be reimposed in Victoria, as will compulsory use of masks both indoors and outdoors. Photo: ABC News
Queensland has declared Greater Melbourne a hotspot and any travellers who have been there will be ordered into hotel quarantine from 1am on Saturday.
Acting Health Minister and Deputy Premier Steven Miles…
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