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Victoria shuts down hard for five days triggering border blocks

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Australia's system of hotel quarantine is under scrutiny after the latest in a series of COVID-19 leaks caused a five-day shutdown of Victoria.
Australia's system of hotel quarantine is under scrutiny after the latest in a series of COVID-19 leaks caused a five-day shutdown of Victoria. Source: AAP

The entire state of Victoria has been placed under lockdown to smother the 'hyper-infectious' coronavirus UK variant.

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The entire state of Victoria has been placed under lockdown to smother the 'hyper-infectious' coronavirus UK variant.

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