Australia Covid live news: half of Australia in lockdown as protesters clash with police in Melbourne and exposure sites grow

National cabinet meets today with 16 million Australians in lockdown; violent protests erupt in Melbourne’s CBD. Follow all the day’s news

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So there were a whole host of new exposure sites announced by NSW Health yesterday, including:

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Good morning everyone, Mostafa Rachwani with you today, and I’ll be guiding you through the news (and the inevitable press conference overlap).

We start in Melbourne, which entered a snap seven-day lockdown yesterday after recording eight new cases. This is the sixth lockdown the city has faced since the pandemic began last year.

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source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2021/aug/06/australia-covid-lockdown-sydney-victoria-melbourne-gladys-berejiklian-queensland-covid-corona-morrison-cabinet-police-