Hobart and southern Tasmania are "effectively snapping back" after being plunged into lockdown on Friday after a man fled from hotel quarantine and went gallivanting around Hobart’s northern suburbs after his escape.
The 31-year-old man returned a positive result, prompting Tasmanian Premier Peter Gutwein to send the region into a three-day snap lockdown amid fears of a developing outbreak over the weekend after the man had been “uncooperative,” refusing to reveal all his movements to health authorities.
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