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Queensland's latest COVID-19 outbreak is seeing more children infected, with the cluster linked to several schools and it's a trend that appears to be replicated around the world.

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Queensland's latest COVID-19 outbreak is seeing more children infected, with the cluster linked to several schools and it's a trend that appears to be replicated around the world.

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