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11.31pm BST
“There are going to be more cases, there are going to be deaths, but we can’t live in lockdown forever”
– @JoshFrydenberg on @TheTodayShow
11.28pm BST
Large scale testing in the Victorian hotspot suburb of St Kilda is still underway this morning.
Another walk in site has opened next to the Palais Theatre. More than a dozen people out here in the rain (and a dachshund in a jacket) waiting to get tested. This one opens at 8AM. @TheTodayShow @9NewsMelb pic.twitter.com/7qxPaoMvcp
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