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Contact tracers continue the hunt for genomic clues linking three mystery cases to the rest of Victoria's coronavirus outbreak as the state begins its second week of lockdown.

Tying the missing dots together, and hoping no more unlinked cases of COVID-19 emerge appear key to the prospects of restrictions potentially lifting before the 11.59pm, June 10, deadline imposed by the state government.

It adds to good news late on Thursday as two of the state's cases said to have been caught in "fleeting exchanges" were reclassified as false positives.

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Victoria's Department of Health confirmed a woman who visited a display home and a man who visited Brighton Beach Hotel would no longer be considered positive coronavirus cases after expert analysis.

The reclassifying of the two cases is expected to reignite debate on the lockdown situation and the suspected contagiousness of the variant in question, given the significance of fears it was being spread between strangers.

"These cases will be reclassified and no longer considered confirmed cases. Primary close contacts who are linked only to these cases and not to other exposure sites will be released," the department said in a statement.

"Any exposure sites linked only to these cases will be stood down, including every exposure site in Anglesea."

At least four venues in Anglesea, including the only supermarket, an IGA, were listed as exposure sites this week.

Brighton Beach Hotel and the Metricon display home site will remain exposure sites because they are linked to other cases.

The department said individuals need to wait for formal clearance before they leave isolation, adding the cases were listed out of an abundance of caution.

"Moving fast and early to contain and isolate a positive case and test and trace their contacts is a fundamental part of Victoria's COVID-19 response," the statement read.

"Out of an abundance of caution, the Department will always enact immediate public health measures in response to the notification of any positive case.

"Cases continue to be reviewed as further information comes to hand."

Victoria's Chief Health Officer Professor Brett Sutton on Wednesday said the lockdown would be reviewed day-by-day, adding he had "great confidence" the restrictions could ease by the end of next week.

Professor Peter Collignon told Today it was normal for case numbers to be relatively higher earlier in the outbreak before they begun to taper off and decrease.

"I hope we see decreasing numbers over the next week," he said.

"It is possible it may not go for seven days, depending if no community cases are found that are unlinked or mystery cases because they're a real concern."

Deputy Chief Health Officer Allen Cheng said three unlinked cases remained after a fourth mystery case living in South Melbourne was linked to a case from an existing exposure site.

What price to take back that tweet you regret sending?

Well, Twitter has decided: $4.49 per month.

Being able to "undo" a tweet is one of three new functions available on Twitter Blue, a paid subscription service launched today by the social media heavyweight.

As reported by 9news.com.au two weeks ago, Twitter was planning a subscriber-based model, and Twitter Blue has now been rolled out in two test markets, Australia and Canada, with the company eager to monitor feedback and uptake.

In what Twitter describes as its "first iteration of Twitter Blue", subscribers can undo sent tweets, bookmark tweets and read tweet threads more easily.

Twitter Blue was "the same price as a cup of coffee," Smita Gupta, senior product manager at Twitter, told 9news.com.au.

"It's about seeing how this lands in the market so we can build on it."

The tech giant confirmed the free version of Twitter will remain and is "never" going away.

What will Twitter Blue subscribers get?

Of most interest is an undo tweet function, which gives users 30 seconds to edit a tweet before it is published, allowing a brief window to reconsider wording.

Tweet threads, which have become a popular way to write beyond a tweet's 280-character limit, will now be easier to read thanks to Reader Mode, the company said.

Screenshots of Reader Mode seen by 9news.com.au show tweet threads formatting on a smartphone the same way an online news article would.

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A bookmark function will let subscribers "manage content" and find old and interesting tweets more "easily and efficiently".

Subscribers can also customise app icons on their device's home screen and have some control over colour themes of their Twitter app.

Ms Gupta said Twitter selected Australia as a testing ground because it was a "mature, digitally savvy consumer market" where people had shown a willingness to take up paid subscriptions.

Australians have taken out 37 million subscriptions to entertainment services, a figure tipped to reach 58 million by 2024, according to Telsyte's latest emerging technology insights.

Twitter did not have a target number of users they estimate will shift to a pay model, Ms Gupta said.

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"We don't have revenue expectations at the moment, this is a long-term endeavour in terms of diversifying revenue streams and we are still in the very early stages of this.

"Our immediate goal is to find product-market fit with this group of people who are super engaged and leaned into Twitter and finding out what they would be willing to pay extra for."

She called it a "test and learn" approach.

Twitter Blue follows hard on the heels of the platform's relaunch of its blue tick verification system last month.

It is estimated Twitter has over 300 million monthly active users.

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A South Australian man has recalled the moment he smashed open the second-floor window of a burning Adelaide massage business to save himself and workers trapped inside.

Another worker made a desperate dash through a wall of fire, which police believe was deliberately lit.

Customer Ramzi Assaf said he hit the glass "10 or 12 times" when the building erupted in flames.

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"I told the girls to follow me, all of them, before we all die," Mr Assaf said.

He was inside the massage business off Rundle Street when the fire broke out about 6pm on Wednesday night, trapping five people inside.

"They were all crying and screaming and sitting at the corner at the end of the corridor," he said.

Mr Asaff rushed to find a way out as the building filled with thick smoke.

"I went out, there is no way we can leave … because the main entrance was all fire, all over it outside," he said.

Onlookers were quick to help from below, pushing industrial bins against the wall.

Dale Thompson from the Metro Fire Service said there weren't "too many injuries".

"There was a little bit of smoke inhalation and one gentleman escaped with minor cuts to his arms where he broke a window," he said.

One woman who escaped the building was taken to hospital with minor injuries.

Police have charged a 37-year-old woman of no fixed address with arson.

The business, which suffered $200,000 in damage, will be closed for weeks.

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The workers are still shaken by the ordeal.

"They feel still very shocked and panicked because they don't know what to do," owner Princy Diaosurin said.

Police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire, including reviewing security video from neighbouring businesses.

The 37-year-old woman appeared via video link at Adelaide Magistrates Court on Thursday.

She made no application for bail and will remain in custody until she faces court again next month.

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A "baby" porcini mushroom sold at the Adelaide Central Market is taking the internet by storm due to its unusual size.

On sale at the Mushroom Mans Mushroom Shop within the market, the mushroom weighs over two kilograms and is bigger than a human head.

After taking around four to five days to mature, the sizable fungi is thought to have reached its immense proportions due to near-perfect conditions.

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Grown locally in the Adelaide Hills, the mushroom is fast becoming a viral celebrity in its own right.

"All this needs is a knob of butter, right?" asks one Facebook user.

"Gosh! What a whopper!" wrote another as one remarked how the mushroom was less of a "baby" and more of a "geriatric".

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Famous for their nutty flavour, porcini mushrooms are a staple in many Italian dishes.

The typical porcini mushroom grows to a moderate size with a rounded cap sized between seven and 30 centimetres – although this beast is proof they can get far bigger.

A petition calling for young people to be given leftover coronavirus vaccinations has gained thousands of signatures, as under 40s chase unused doses of AstraZeneca jabs.

The plea has been launched by Melbourne woman Sarah Moran, 36, who also wants the government to reveal just when it plans to officially rollout vaccinations to that age group.

She turned up at the city's Royal Exhibition Buildings and "begged" for a dose of AstraZeneca, which is being reserved for over 50s because of the rare risk of blood clots, two weeks ago.

Young people in Sydney are also managing to get appointments for unused jabs.

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Ms Moran said when she went to the centre, there was no line for that jab, amid reports of vaccine hesitancy among some over 50s.

After agreeing to the risks, she was given it and booked in for her second dose.

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She called for clarity among what she described a "mismanagement" of the rollout.

"We have no clear date when are we getting it," Ms Moran told 9News.

"No bloody clue.

"There's a lot of anxiety attached to that.

Ms Moran's petition calling for action on the vaccine for young people has almost 5000 signatures.

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It's titled "VACCINATE ME! Gen X, Gen Y and Gen Z want the vaccine now and said "there are staff ready and willing to vaccinate".

"There are vaccines ready to be shot," the petiton reads.

"We understand the need for as many of us to be vaccinated as soon as possible.

"And some people cannot get the vaccine in their local area due to poor distribution and access, such as residential care homes for disabled people and elderly people.

"So if there is spare capacity at the mass vaccination centres then anyone who turns up to get a vaccine, should get the vaccine."

Ms Moran said she wanted the jab partly because she wants to resume IVF which has been put on hold by the pandemic.

She has become an unofficial information source for young people wanting vaccinations, with people tweeting to tell her where they have managed to get a jab.

"That's been a heart-warming response," she said.

Meanwhile, Sydney man Abir, 35, a software engineer who didn't want to give his surname, had the AstraZeneca vaccine today.

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He said he phoned Ryde Respiratory Clinic and asked if he could take one of their many unused online appointments.

Staff told him to come in, and he was given a dose after he was told of the risks by a doctor.

Abir said he "just wanted to get it done", especially as his parents in India have both their vaccinations.

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"It just helps encourage other people. I'm happy to do it," he said.

He said his mother in India caught coronavirus after having her jab – but only had mild symptoms.

Meanwhile, Queensland Health said on its website today that over 16's could go for jabs on the Gold Coast.

Aiden Crocker, 26, couldn't wait – and lined up for over three hours to get a dose of Pfizer at Albert Waterways Community Centre.

"I've always been keen on vaccines as the number one way to mitigate the COVID crisis. I've been looking at the research for months," Mr Crocker told 9News.

9News has contacted NSW Health, and Victoria Health for comment.

A Queensland Health spokesman, said: "Currently, we are focussed on inviting Queenslanders in Priority Group 1a and 1b (including residential aged care and disability care workers) as well as people aged between 40-49 to register and book to receive a COVID-19 vaccine at a Queensland Health vaccination location.

"Registering your interest for a COVID-19 vaccine is the best way to secure an appointment at a Queensland Health vaccination location."

Who can get the COVID-19 vaccination

States are vaccinating the general population at special hubs and via GPs, with the federal government responsible for aged and disability care, frontline and quarantine and border workers.

After earlier opening to people over 70 and then over 50, both Victoria and NSW have also started giving people aged 40-49s the jab.

Queensland is also expanding to that age range – plus the Gold Coast is now taking walk-in for over 16s, according to its website.

In Victoria, 40-49s can phone and book an appointment or walk in to a hub, with waiting times listed online.

In NSW that age group can register their interest and are told they must wait to be invited to book in.

NSW Health told 9News people will be assessed for eligibility when they attend.

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The Federal Government has refused to set any targets for vaccinations, after missing earlier deadlines by millions of doses.

A total of 4.6 million vaccine doses have been given out, with the population of 20 million all requiring two.

Check your eligibility for the vaccine here.