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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 31: Victorian Deputy Premier James Merlino speaks to the media during a press conference on May 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. Lockdown restrictions remain in place across Victoria in response to a growing COVID-19 cluster in Melbourne's northern suburbs. During the seven-day "circuit-breaker" lockdown residents can only leave home for five reasons: care and caregiving, exercise, work and to buy groceries, or to get vaccinated. The lockdown is effective from 11:59 pm Thursday 27 May to 11:59 pm Thursday 3 June 2021. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Covid fears send prison into harsh lockdown

Hundreds of prisoners at a maximum security facility are isolating in their cells after a worker was exposed to the virus. It comes as authorities refuse to rule out extending Victoria’s shutdown.

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