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Alanah FrostMedical reporter

Alanah Frost is a medical and general news reporter at the Herald Sun. She was formerly a Cadet journalist at the paper.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 16: People shop at the South Melbourne Market on August 16, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. 279 new cases of COVID 19 were detected in the last 24 hours along with 16 related deaths. Metropolitan Melbourne is under stage 4 lockdown restrictions, with people only allowed to leave home to give or receive care, shopping for food and essential items, daily exercise and work, while an overnight curfew from 8pm to 5am is also in place. The majority of retail businesses are also closed. Other Victorian regions are in stage 3 lockdown. The restrictions, which came into effect from 2 August, have been introduced by the Victorian government as health authorities work to reduce community COVID-19 transmissions across the state. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)

What’s behind push for regional Victorians to get tested

Daniel Andrews has urged Victorians living outside coronavirus hotspots to get tested as soon “as symptoms begin” in a desperate bid to keep the regions’ cases numbers stable. It comes as the Premier says it’s too soon yet to say if Melbourne’s strict lockdown is set to lift on time.

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virus warning on worst day of deaths in pandemic.

Virus passes grim milestone as contact tracing woes continue

Australia’s chief medical officer has described Victoria’s situation as “agonising” despite the state’s welcome drop in new infections. It comes as new data revealed up to one quarter of new coronavirus cases are not being interviewed within 24 hours, hampering Victoria’s contact tracing efforts.

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