Australia struggles to contain outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant in Sydney.
Sydney:
Australia s biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in local COVID-19 cases on Thursday and warned the outbreak would get worse, as authorities sought military help to enforce a lockdown of 6 million people poised to enter its sixth week.
Australia has struggled to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant in and around Sydney in recent weeks, which threatens to push the country s A$2 trillion ($1.5 trillion) economy into its second recession in as many years.
Despite an extended lockdown of Sydney, the state capital, New South Wales recorded 239 locally acquired cases in the past 24 hours, the biggest daily rise since the pandemic begun.
Sydney records largest one-day rise in Covid-19 cases
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Australia s Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19
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