COVID live updates: NSW braces for more community transmission, as police checkpoints set up along Victorian border
By Bridget Judd and Jessica RigaPosted 46m ago46 minutes ago
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New South Wales is bracing for more locally acquired cases of COVID-19 and the prospect of a longer lockdown as authorities work to get the outbreak under control.
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It comes as police checkpoints are set up along the Victorian border to ensure those returning from school holidays are carrying the correct permits.
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