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This week marks three years since COVID-19 was declared a global health emergency. Here's a look back at the three months that changed the world

It's been three years since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern.

At the time much of the focus of the outbreak was on Wuhan, the Chinese city where the first cases were detected.

In the space of a few weeks, Australians were told to stay at home, businesses closed and the country shut its borders to the rest of the world. 

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