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Victoriaâs sacrifice appears to have been for nothing Weâre sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 17, 2021 â 10.00pm Save Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. LOCKDOWN ENDS It will be no comfort to the thousands of businesses and millions of Victorians who can now pick up the pieces, after Daniel Andrewsâ latest âsnapâ lockdown (âVictoriaâs lockdown to end tonight, Premier announcesâ, The Age, 17/2), to realise their sacrifices were for nothing, as the spread of infections from the Holiday Inn had already been contained within the small circle of close family contacts before it started. This upsetting fact emerged when the Chief Health Officer noted on the fourth day of the lockdown that the most recent and last two cases had acquired the infection eight days earlier. No positive ....