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Chasing COVID-zero, ACT extends lockdown to September 17

Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroyCanberra Bureau Chief

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ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr says it is still possible to quash the delta strain outbreak in Canberra, announcing plans to extend the capital’s lockdown by two weeks.

After 13 new COVID-19 cases were reported by ACT health authorities on Tuesday, Mr Barr says the lockdown would run until September 17.

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Tom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.com

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