https://www.afinalwarning.com/539584.html (Natural News) Sydney, Australia’s largest city, has just extended its Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown by another four weeks. This makes what was originally intended to be a “snap lockdown” one of the country’s longest since the pandemic began.
The lockdown extension was announced for the city of five million people on Wednesday, July 28. Authorities said the initial lockdown did not prevent the escalation of the post-vaccine COVID-19 outbreak in the city. (Related: Australian man escapes forced quarantine in hotel using rope made from bedsheets.)
New South Wales, the state that Sydney belongs to, reported 172 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 177 new cases on Tuesday. This is the biggest increase in cases during the current post-vaccine outbreak.
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Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, seeks military help
Sydney is tightening its lockdown to contain an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta Covid-19 variant. (Photo: AFP/Bianca De Marchi)
29 Jul 2021 08:20AM (Updated:
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SYDNEY: Australia s biggest city Sydney posted a record one-day rise in locally acquired COVID-19 cases on Thursday (Jul 29), and authorities warned the outbreak would get worse despite 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 (US$1.5 trillion) economy into its second recession in as many years.
NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller
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NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller made a formal request to the Federal Government today for Australia Defence Force assistance. Fuller has asked for 300 ADF personnel to boost its operational capacity.
The request comes as NSW police step up their Covid-19 compliance operation, significantly expanding its enforcement activities across Greater Sydney.
Earlier today, it was announced NSW police had been granted new powers to close down business, construction sites and public premises found to be breaching public health orders.
Those powers come into effect from tomorrow.
Last week it was revealed the Premier Gladys Berejiklian had declined an earlier offer for assistance from the ADF.