Despite an extended lockdown of Sydney, the state capital, New South Wales recorded 239 locally acquired cases in the past 24 hours, the biggest daily rise…
Despite an extended lockdown of Sydney, the state capital, New South Wales recorded 239 locally acquired cases in the past 24 hours, the biggest daily rise since the pandemic begun.
With little sign that recent restrictions are reducing case numbers, Berejiklian said new curbs would be imposed on the southwestern and western areas of Sydney where the majority of COVID-19 cases are being found.More than two million residents in eight Sydney hotspots will now be forced to wear masks outdoors and must stay within 5 km of their homes.
It was not clear what the military personnel would be doing if deployed, but neighboring Victoria state used a similar number of troops to assist with running testing centers and checking to see whether people under strict stay at home orders were abiding by the requests. The restrictions are likely to take a heavy economic toll, with New South Wales accounting for more than a third of Australia’s economy.Article content
“With respect to the December quarter, that does depend to a large extent how successful New South Wales, our largest state economy, is in getting on top of this virus,” Frydenberg told the Australian Broadcasting Corp.
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