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Lockdown

Tighter Restrictions Amid Fresh COVID-19 Outbreaks
Queensland introduces mandatory two-week quarantine for people who have visited "COVID hotspots" in Sydneys western suburbs.
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Health Care Worker Says She Was Denied Medication During Melbournes Hard Lockdown Of Tower Blocks
Naima Mohamed, who suffers three to four migraine episodes per week, went the entire six-day coronavirus quarantine without her prescription medication.
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12 Brilliant Before And After Pics Of People's Post-Lockdown Haircuts
Photographer Simon Dawson took photos of people's first haircut since March at two London salons.
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Travel Blues For Border Towns Stuck In COVID-19 Isolation
Plus an airline breach allows Jetstar passengers on Melbourne flight to leave Sydney Airport without coronavirus screening.
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Were In Survival Mode: Life Inside Melbournes Sudden COVID-19 Tower Lockdown
Residents are still struggling to receive food and supplies four days into the police-enforced lockdown.
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Victoria Announces 6-Week Lockdown Across Melbourne After COVID-19 Surge
Australia has reported just short of 8,600 cases during the pandemic and 106 deaths.
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I'm Autistic. Lockdown Has Been Sensory Torture
I thought self-isolation would be easy for me, but the cacophony of everyone remaining at home is causing me pain and agitation like never before.
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NSW And Victoria Close State Border For First Time In 100 Years
Victoria reported 127 new COVID-19 infections overnight, its biggest one-day spike since the pandemic began.
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How You Can Help Residents Locked In The Melbourne Towers
The government-enforced hard lockdown in Victoria has been labelled as overt classism and racism.
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Victoria Lockdown: 300,000 People Enter Lockdown In 36 Melbourne Hotspots
An investigation is underway into cases linked to staff members at quarantine hotels housing returned travellers.
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