Coronavirus Australia: hours-long queues as more than 50,000 cross NSW-Victoria border after closure
by Calla Wahlquist from on (#55GCT)
Premier Gladys Berejiklian warns residents along the Murray River could face travel restrictions within NSW
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More than 50,000 people crossed the border into New South Wales on Wednesday, with hours-long queues forming at checkpoints in Albury-Wodonga as police and residents were hampered by delays in the online permit system.
It comes as the premier, Gladys Berejiklian, warned NSW residents living along the Murray River that they could face travel restrictions within their own state due to the extremely high" risk of the virus spreading north from Melbourne.
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