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Victoria’s COVID lockdown likely to be extended over rapid spread of the virus – ABC News
Growing fears about a rapidly-spreading form of COVID-19 infecting people after “fleeting contact” prompt Victorian health officials to strongly consider extending…
Victoria is strongly considering extending the seven-day lockdown, due to end at 11:59pm on Thursday, amid growing fears about rapid transmission in settings never seen before.
Key points:
- Health officials and government ministers held talks about extending the lockdown
- Health experts say the Indian variant is easily transmissible through the air in crowded indoor settings
- There are four or five cases where strangers had been infected by “fleeting contact”
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said on…
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