When an employee of a pizza restaurant lied to contact tracers in South Australia, it led to a strict lockdown across the entire Australian state, officials said Friday. South Australia -- which has a population of about 1.7 million people -- began a six-day lockdown on Wednesday to fight an outbreak of the coronavirus. WASHINGTON RESTAURANT THAT FEEDS HOMELESS SAVED FROM CLOSINGWoodville Pizza Bar did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment. “One of the close contacts linked to the Woodville Pizza Bar deliberately misled our contact tracing team,” South Australian premier Steven Marshall said in a press conference on Friday. RICKETTS: REPORTS“To say that I am fuming about the actions of this individual is an absolute understatement,” Marshall added later.

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