Prognosis
Sydney, New Zealand Extend Lockdowns as Covid Spread Worsens
- Australia’s largest city locked down through end of Sept.
- New Zealand extends national measures through Tuesday
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Sydney’s two-month long lockdown will be extended until at least the end of September and masks will need to be worn outside as the Covid-19 delta variant outbreak in Australia’s most populous city worsens -- and ensnares New Zealand.
New South Wales recorded 642 new cases on Friday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters. From Monday, outdoor mask-wearing will be mandatory -- except when exercising -- in all regions throughout the state, she said. A curfew will be placed on areas of western Sydney hardest hit by the outbreak.