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Victorians in Brisbane for the three-day lockdown face uncertainty on when they can get home
People in Brisbane who were due to arrive in Melbourne this weekend are enjoying some extra time in Queensland or scrambling to make other plans after the Victorian border closed at midnight.
Key points:
- Victoria has closed its border to people who have been in Greater Brisbane since January 2
- Travellers now cannot enter Victoria without a valid exemption
- More than 30 flights were scheduled to land in Melbourne from Brisbane over the weekend
The Federal Government declared Greater Brisbane a national coronavirus hotspot yesterday, after genomic testing confirmed Queensland’s first locally acquired case in months had the more infectious strain from the UK.
Queensland ordered the area into a three-day lockdown from 6:00pm last night to give…
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