Sydney Lockdown Extended as Delta Spreads to Another City
- Stay-at-home orders will remain until at least July 30
- Melbourne authorities try to clamp down on new outbreak
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Sydney extended its lockdown for a further two weeks as Australia’s most-populous city battles an outbreak of the delta strain of the coronavirus, with health authorities increasingly concerned after the outbreak crossed into Melbourne.
Stay-at-home orders for Sydney will remain until at least July 30, prolonging a lockdown that’s already kept it isolated from the rest of the nation for three weeks, New South Wales state premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters Wednesday. The city recorded 97 new cases yesterday, including at least 24 who were infectious in the community despite being told to stay at home.