Sydney Lockdown Extended Four Weeks as Delta Surge Wors...
Word Count: 618 New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the lockdown has been extended until at least August 28. The restrictions began on June 26, when 12 new cases were recorded in the local community. The city’s outbreak has since swelled — fueled by the spread of the highly-contagious delta variant — with 177 more cases recorded on Wednesday, she told reporters. Berejiklian said the harshest lockdown restrictions, now in place in regions of southwest Sydney, will be exte...
Source: dailymaverick.co.za