Canberra, Australia Extends Covid 19 Lockdown Period.
For several weeks, most areas of Australia’s east coast have been subject to strict movement restrictions, which have affected the local economy, and as the number of cases is still increasing, Canberra said it will maintain the lockdown until at least September 17.
The Australian capital, Canberra, extended its strict lockdown measures by two weeks on Tuesday as the capital is working hard to control the increase in the highly contagious delta variant.
Much of Australia’s eastern coast has been subject to strict movement restrictions for several weeks. Affected the local economy, and the number of cases is still increasing, Canberra said it will maintain the lockdown at least until September 17.
“We are twisting the bend down and are getting on top of the episode. Notwithstanding, it is a lethargic interaction and it will require some investment,” Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr told correspondents in Canberra.
On Tuesday, Canberra revealed 13 new cases in the previous 24 hours. New South Wales announced 1,164 new contaminations, down marginally from a record 1,290 cases the day earlier.
Canberra has been in lockdown for three weeks after a spate of cases accepted to have spread from New South Wales, the focal point of Australia’s COVID-19 episode.
The augmentation of Canberra’s lockdown is probably going to before long be trailed by a comparative move by Australia’s second most crowded state.
Victoria, which has been in lockdown for five weeks, on Tuesday revealed 76 new privately obtained Covid cases in the previous 24 hours, up possibly from 73 cases announced the earlier day.
State Premier Dan Andrews said an excessive number of individuals stay unvaccinated to altogether ease limitations, however that Victoria would layout on Wednesday an arrangement to decrease checks as immunization levels rise.
Australia has utilized an arrangement of severe lockdowns and isolate to keep Covid disease and demise rates lower than in most similar countries, however the Delta variation is currently constraining wellbeing administrations in the midst of a sluggish immunization rollout.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Australia has recorded nearly 54,000 COVID-19 cases and 1,006 deaths.
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