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Victoria, feds at loggerheads as aged care home locked down

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Key Points

  • Victoria reported five new cases on Sunday, taking the outbreak to 40.
  • The Arcare Maidstone aged care home has been locked down after a worker tested positive.
  • The Victorian government has announced a $250 million package to support small and medium-sized businesses.
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That’s a wrap

We’re closing the blog down for Sunday but Need To Know will be back tomorrow with all the latest on Victoria’s seven-day lockdown and the federal government’s vaccine rollout.

Victoria earlier today reported five new COVID-19 cases, including one in an aged care home where only half of the residents have been vaccinated.

The Victorian government has inflamed tensions by accusing the Morrison government of sitting on its hands instead of pitching in to help businesses through the state’s fourth lockdown.

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