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In a press conference on Wednesday, Acting Premier James Merlino used strong and colourful language to describe coronavirus as he announced an extension of lockdown.

There is no epidemiological evidence this virus is moving faster or spreading in novel ways to previous strains. So whey are we being told it is?

Victoria has recorded three new local cases of COVID-19 as lockdown measures are extended for another seven...

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There are emerging signs Melbourne’s lockdown is suppressing transmission and quelling its COVID-19 outbreak. But experts are divided on the need for a longer lockdown.

The Liberal-National Opposition has pointed to several failures that have contributed to the latest shutdown, including the lack of a uniform QR system until Friday.

Victorias coronavirus lockdown is unnecessary because there are no mystery cases and could have been avoided if the state government had set up a universal QR code check-in system, a diseases expert has told Daily Mail Australia. Seven million Victorians are being ordered to stay at home in a circuit-breaker lockdown that started on Friday morning as an outbreak in Melbourne grew to 30 cases of the Indian variant of the disease.  But Professor Peter Collignon, of the Australian National Univer...

Seven million people have been ordered to stay indoors in a circuit-breaker that started on Friday morning Meanwhile in Britain people are returning to pubs, restaurants and hotels amid optimism in the vaccine  Sixty per cent of Britons have received at least one dose and more than a third are fully vaccinated. This compares to just 13 per cent of Australians to have had a jab, while less than 2 per cent are full vaccinated The slow vaccine roll-out was one of the reasons Acting Victorian Prem...

The acting premier has warned of a ‘faster running’ virus but experts say there is no clear evidence of shorter incubation period

Sydney’s health hotels are housing their smallest number of coronavirus cases in recent months, as national discussion continues around how best to quarantine returning Australians.