Melbourne Covid outbreak: federal government knocks back Victoria’s request for more financial support

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Josh Frydenberg has dead-batted Victoria's request for federal financial assistance after the state recorded four new Covid-19 cases on its first full day of a planned one-week lockdown.

The lockdown, which has resulted in 15,000 Victorians being identified as primary and secondary contacts who have been told to isolate, has already caused a surge of requests for commonwealth pandemic leave disaster payments.