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Lockdown

Queensland introduces mandatory two-week quarantine for people who have visited "COVID hotspots" in Sydney’s western suburbs.
Naima Mohamed, who suffers three to four migraine episodes per week, went the entire six-day coronavirus quarantine without her prescription medication.
Photographer Simon Dawson took photos of people's first haircut since March at two London salons.
Plus an airline breach allows Jetstar passengers on Melbourne flight to leave Sydney Airport without coronavirus screening.
Residents are still struggling to receive food and supplies four days into the police-enforced lockdown.
Australia has reported just short of 8,600 cases during the pandemic and 106 deaths.
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.
Victoria reported 127 new COVID-19 infections overnight, its biggest one-day spike since the pandemic began.
The government-enforced “hard lockdown” in Victoria has been labelled as “overt classism and racism.”
An investigation is underway into cases linked to staff members at quarantine hotels housing returned travellers.