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Covid-19: Brisbane becomes fourth Australian city ordered into lockdown

Brisbane - About 2 million people in the city will be required to stay home except for essential work.

Published: Tue 29 Jun 2021, 6:22 AM

Updated: Tue 29 Jun 2021, 6:38 AM

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  • AFP, Reuters

Brisbane on Tuesday became the fourth major Australian city ordered into lockdown, as officials in Queensland announced three days of stay-at-home orders for several parts of the state.

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“These are tough decisions,” state Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said. “We are having lockdowns in major cities because the overseas arrivals are bringing the virus here.”

About 2 million people in the city, the country’s third largest, will be required to stay home except for essential work, healthcare, grocery shopping or exercise.



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