Sydney’s Delta Outbreak Not Slowing Down Despite 6-Week Lockdown

The DELTA DELTA DELTA outbreak of Sydney has increased to another record, with 291 new infections detected and authorities warn the situation in Australia’s largest city can deteriorate.
“I want to show the one who remember this high number of cases, we tend to see this trend continuing for the next few days,” New South Wales State Premier Gladys Kadiklian on Friday told reporters in the city, which failed to bend a new infection curve lower though Locked for almost six weeks. New cases exceed the previous record number of new infections

Because the very contagious variant leaked into the Sydney community in mid-June, Delta’s tensions had caused disaster on the east coast of Australia, the most solid region. About two-thirds of the country’s population in locking, including the three largest cities, with the authorities in Melbourne on Thursday which enforced orders to stay at home because the pandemic began.

Locking shows how Delta places increased pressure on the “covid-zero” strategy called, which relies on closed international borders and strict testing to eliminate community viral transmissions. Even as other developed countries like A.S. and u.K. Open, Economy – especially domestic tourism and retail sector – increasingly hit by the plague.

A Covid-19 check-in sign safe outside the entrance to the construction site in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, August 2, 2021. The Kuncian Sydney has been extended three times and there is no risk that will not be lifted as it is currently scheduled on August 28 , given a sustainable Delta Vaccination program and Australian vaccination that has traded many other major economies.

The plan to reopen has been hampered by slow vaccine roll-out, with only enough doses to cover 25.5% of the population given. Sydney will remain locked until at least August 28.

Scott Morrison’s Prime Minister has been criticized by health experts and the main labor opposition, amid accusation he destroys the beginning of the nation to manage a pandemic by refusing to adjust the fragile hotel quarantine system that sees more leaks because of Delta, along with a failed vaccine contract with various suppliers.

Morrison last week said the country would begin to reopen and began to avoid snap lockdown once 70% of all adult populations had been fully vaccinated.

The Queensland state recorded 10 new cases in the community on Friday, and it was still unclear whether Brisbane and other areas would come out of locking as planned on Sundays. The state of Victoria recorded 6 new infections in Melbourne.

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