Sydney posted a new record of COVID-19 infections Tuesday as the city struggles to control an outbreak that is sending other Australian regions into lockdown. New South Wales state announced 356 new cases, a fresh record for a Delta-variant outbreak that began in mid-June and continues to grow in a population with low vaccination rates. […]
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Sydney tightens lockdown as Delta outbreak intensifies
A lockdown in Australia’s largest city was tightened Friday, as new COVID-19 infections hit a record and authorities warned an outbreak of the Delta variant was spinning out of control. “Do not leave your home unless you absolutely have to,” state premier Gladys Berejiklian told Sydney’s five million residents, as the city recorded 44 new […]