Time for leniency 'over' as Vic shuts down

By Colin Brinsden
Updated August 2 2020 - 5:06pm, first published 5:00pm
Victoria is considering an NZ-style lockdown after the national COVID-19 death toll passed 200.
Victoria is considering an NZ-style lockdown after the national COVID-19 death toll passed 200.

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt says the stricter steps taken by Victoria in its deadly battle against COVID-19 make it one of the hardest days in the state's history but are "regrettably necessary".

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