From the inside looking out: Life in COVID-19 isolation

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From the inside looking out: Life in COVID-19 isolation

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Age photographer Justin McManus meets some of the Victorians living under strict quarantine in these strange and terrible times.

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Jane Marshall - who is battling breast cancer - is self isolating to avoid exposure to coronavirus.Credit:Justin McManus

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Jane with her dogs Maggie and Morgaine.Credit:Justin McManus

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Jane Marshall - who is battling breast cancer - is self isolating to avoid exposure to coronavirus.Credit:Justin McManus

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Adam Smith tested positive for coronavirus after returning from New York. He checked himself into a serviced apartment on his return and was on the tenth day of isolation when this photo was taken. Adam says he is just starting to feel better now but will need to have three days free of any symptoms before he can be assessed and finish his isolation.Credit:Justin McManus

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Miriam Jones who is in post-travel isolation after returning from a holiday in Vietnam.Credit:Justin McManus

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Miriam Jones who is in post-travel isolation after returning from a holiday in Vietnam. Credit:Justin McManus

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Miriam has a conversation with her friend Lana through the window of her home.Credit:Justin McManus

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Miriam enjoys the sunshine in her back yard. Credit:Justin McManus

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Elderly Gunai/Gunditjmara woman Marlene Scerri self isolating at home. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has advised that Aboriginal people above the age of fifty were particularly vulnerable, 20 years below the 70 years advised for the rest of the community.Credit:Justin McManus

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Matthew Thomas is in self isolation after returning from Los Angeles last week. He lives at one end of his parents house, separated from the rest of his family by two plastic sheet dividers.Credit:Justin McManus

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Police doing an isolation check on Matthew.Credit:Justin McManus

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Matthew Thomas is in self isolation after returning from Los Angeles last week. He lives at one end of his parents house, separated from the rest of his family by two plastic sheet dividers.Credit:Justin McManus

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Kathryn Bordonaro and her husband Paul were holidaying in France after visiting their daughter Taylah and her boyfriend Fraser in London. They all returned to Australia a week ago and are under quarantine together at the family home in Warragul. All being keen gardeners, they feel fortunate to be able to spend this time outside working in the vegetable garden.Credit:Justin McManus

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Kathryn Bordonaro and her husband Paul were holidaying in France after visiting their daughter Taylah and her boyfriend Fraser in London. They all returned to Australia a week ago and are under quarantine together at the family home in Warragul. All being keen gardeners, they feel fortunate to be able to spend this time outside working in the vegetable garden.Credit:Justin McManus

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Tom Davis photographed on his tenth day of isolation after returning from a working holiday in Canada. Close friend and neighbour Olivia McLeod making one of her regular visits to chat at Tom's window.Credit:Justin McManus

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Tom Davis photographed on his tenth day of isolation after returning from a working holiday in Canada. Close friend and neighbour Olivia McLeod making one of her regular visits to chat at Tom's window.Credit:Justin McManus

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Tom Davis on his tenth day of isolation after returning from a working holiday in Canada. Credit:Justin McManus

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Travellers arriving in or returning to Australia have been forced into a fourteen day isolation period at Crown Promenade in Melbourne.Credit:Justin McManus

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Travellers arriving in or returning to Australia have been forced into a fourteen day isolation period at Crown Promenade in Melbourne.Credit:Justin McManus

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Travellers arriving in or returning to Australia have been forced into a fourteen day isolation period at Crown Promenade in Melbourne.Credit:Justin McManus

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Lena Iaquinto, an elderly Italian woman who is in self isolation due to her vulnerable age. Since Lena's husband Tony died, she hosts family for dinner most nights of the week. She is struggling with the loss of family connection and the usual family traditions around the Easter period.Credit:Justin McManus

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Lena Iaquinto, an elderly Italian woman who is in self isolation due to her vulnerable age. Since Lena's husband Tony died, she hosts family for dinner most nights of the week. She is struggling with the loss of family connection and the usual family traditions around the Easter period.Credit:Justin McManus