Sydney Extends Covid Lockdown to Entire City

Australia's most populous state of New South Wales (NSW) on Saturday extended lockdown to more areas in its capital Sydney as local Covid-19 transmissions continued to increase. From 6 p.m. on Saturday, a two-week lockdown will be imposed in Greater Sydney and some surrounding areas including Wollongong, Blue Mountains and the Central Coast, Xinhua news agency reported. Under the new restrictions, which will last until midnight of July 9, people will only able to get out of their homes for reasons including having to work or get educated outside the home, seeking medical attention, and purchasing essential goods and services. Community sport was not permitted and weddings will be banned from 11.59 p.m. Sunday, while funerals will be limited to one person per 4 square meters with a cap of 100 people. Masks remain mandatory for all indoor venues except homes. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian told the media on Saturday afternoon that the authorities tightened the restrictions following health advice in a bid to curb the transmission given the high infectiousness of the Delta variant. (IANS)

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