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4.02am BST

Victoria’s Covid press conferences are marathons and the update which began shortly after 11.30am is still going.

Chief health officer Prof. Brett Sutton has been asked about a Richmond apartment complex that has been ordered into isolation.

JUST IN: Residents in this Richmond apartment building have been told they have to stay in their homes for 14 days. A confirmed case lives here. Support services and officials setting up now @9NewsMelb pic.twitter.com/QmPIm49PiD

3.57am BST

Players and staff from three AFL teams have reportedly been forced into isolation in Queensland after they unwittingly visited Covid exposure sites before leaving Victoria ahead of this week’s round of matches.

The Age is reporting that Essendon and North Melbourne have one player each in lockdown after exposure sites were re-graded by the Victorian government. The players are believed to have attended the Wallabies rugby union Test match against France on Wednesday at the MCG, which has now been re-graded as a tier one site.

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Source: The Guardian