It's been 100 days since Australia's first COVID-19 case: here's how our lives changed completely

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As authorities gained more understanding of the new disease, what followed that first case was a series of unprecedented travel bans, lockdowns and restrictions that changed life as we know it.

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Published 5 May 2020 6:00am

Updated 5 May 2020 6:05am

By Cassandra Bain

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As authorities gained more understanding of the new disease, what followed that first case was a series of unprecedented travel bans, lockdowns and restrictions that changed life as we know it.

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It's been 100 days since Australia's first COVID-19 case: here's how our lives changed completely

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As authorities gained more understanding of the new disease, what followed that first case was a series of unprecedented travel bans, lockdowns and restrictions that changed life as we know it.

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As authorities gained more understanding of the new disease, what followed that first case was a series of unprecedented travel bans, lockdowns and restrictions that changed life as we know it.

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