Canberra lockdown: Chief health officer Kerryn Coleman 'comfortable' but cautious as one third of new Covid cases infectious in community

Kathryn Lewis
Updated August 29 2021 - 10:10am, first published August 28 2021 - 6:00pm
Canberrans have been urged to stay a home and get tested if they have symptoms of COVID-19. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Canberrans have been urged to stay a home and get tested if they have symptoms of COVID-19. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Almost one-third of people infected with COVID-19 are moving about the Canberra community, as contact tracers are yet to determine how 16 people caught the virus, some early in the outbreak.

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Kathryn Lewis

Kathryn Lewis

Canberra Times Journalist

I am a breaking and general news reporter. Contact me with tips or story ideas at kathryn.lewis@canberratimes.com.au

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