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12.40am GMT

This probably goes without saying, but no Covid-19 in Canberra.

ACT COVID-19 update (11 March 2021)
▪️ Cases today: 0
▪️ Active cases: 5
▪️ Total cases: 123
▪️ Recovered: 115
▪️ Lives lost: 3
▪️ Test results (past 24 hours): 732
▪️ Negative tests: 177,787
▪️ Total COVID-19 vaccinations: 2,687
For more info: https://t.co/YGW9pOZhrO pic.twitter.com/WBNs9WVegq

12.36am GMT

I hate this. Thanks.

Tell me you’re a politician without telling me … #howgoodareacronyms @M_McCormackMP #joke #auspol @10NewsFirst pic.twitter.com/H5vrJ7aa8G

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