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Australia news live: Victoria cabinet considers Covid lockdown as Morrison urges 'proportionate response'
Victoria considering response to Melbourne hotel outbreak. NSW reports no local Covid cases. Andrew Demetriou resigns from Crown after scathing report. Follow liveTwo new Covid cases linked to Holiday Inn outbreakMelbourne hotspots 1.31am GMT So the big area of concern in Victoria, and across the country, today is this infectious worker at the Brunetti cafe in Melbourne airport. NSW has now asked anyone who was in Terminal 4 between 4:45am and 2pm on 9 February to immediately isolate, get tested and remain in isolation for 14 days from when they were there. Out of an abundance of caution, NSW Health is asking anyone who is a household contact of someone who visited Terminal 4 on 9 February at the above time to stay in isolation until that person receives a negative result.In addition, anyone who attended any terminal at Melbourne airport on 7 and 8 February must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received. 1.23am GMT I’m wading my way through a whole bunch of tweets about rumoured Victorian lockdown announcements, (the vast majority aren’t reliable enough to bring to you on the blog), but if you see something that you think I should know about make sure you send it to me over Twitter on @MatildaBoseley or email me on matilda.boseley@theguardian.com. Continue reading...