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Australia's Victoria Records Near-Record Covid Surge As Curbs Set To Ease
COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria hovered near record levels on Friday, even as authorities look set to lift lockdown restrictions next week in Melbourne, the state capital, as the state nears a key vaccination milestone.
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Australia's Melbourne Reports Record Covid Cases Despite 2 Months Of Lockdown
Melbourne's COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings to watch a key sporting event for the spike as a hard lockdown to combat the spread of the Delta variant neared two months.
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A Dire Warning For Sydney's Unvaccinated When Lockdown Ends: Social Isolation
Sydney residents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 risk being barred from various social activities even when they are freed from stay-at-home orders in December, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejkilian warned on Tuesday.
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Australia's Victoria State Nears First Vaccination Goal, Eye Easing Of Curbs
Australia's Victoria state reported a second consecutive daily fall in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as its first-dose vaccination rate neared the 70% level where some curbs imposed to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant will be eased.
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Australia's Melbourne Extends Sixth Lockdown As Delta Variant Rages
A lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle to quash a stubborn coronavirus Delta variant outbreak.
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New Zealand Defends "Covid Zero" Strategy, Australia Says "Just Absurd"
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her "Covid zero" elimination strategy Thursday amid fears an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant has rendered the previously successful policy ineffective.
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New Australian Virus Cases Soar Over 1,000 For First Time
Australia on Thursday reported more than 1,000 new local coronavirus cases for the first time during the pandemic, as a Delta variant outbreak surged in Sydney.
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Sydney Extends Lockdown Until End-September As Delta Outbreak Worsens
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.
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Australia Sees Worst Day of Pandemic Amid Delta Outbreak
Australia has suffered its worst day since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with total daily cases surpassing the previous record posted more than a year ago as a delta variant outbreak spreads as far as New Zealand.
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New Zealand, Under Lockdown Over Single Delta Case, Detects 6 More
New Zealand began a strict nationwide lockdown as it faces an outbreak of the delta variant, which on Wednesday was linked to the worsening Covid-19 crisis in neighboring Australia as cases in New South Wales rose to a record high of more than 600.
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Now, Capital Canberra To Enter Lockdown As Australia Battles Delta Surge
Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreads into regional areas.
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Delta's Spread From Sydney Triggers Another Australian Lockdown
The spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus from Sydney into regional areas of New South Wales state -- which had 344 cases on Wednesday -- has forced another Australian city into lockdown.
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Australia's Most Populous States Struggle With Delta Variant Outbreaks
Australia's three most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported a total of 282 COVID-19 new locally acquired infections on Sunday, with authorities struggling to quell outbreaks of the Delta variant.
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Sydney Reports Record Delta Cases In A Day, Lockdown Widened
Sydney reported a record number of new daily delta variant cases on Thursday, with authorities to enforce stay-at-home orders beyond Australia's largest city as Covid-19 spreads north into other regions.
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Australia Records One Of Its Youngest Covid Deaths Amid Sydney Outbreak
Australia's New South Wales reported one of the country's youngest deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, as daily infections lingered near a 16-month high despite the lockdown of 5 million people in Sydney entering its sixth week.
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Australia's Victoria Records Near-Record Covid Surge As Curbs Set To Ease
COVID-19 cases in Australia's Victoria hovered near record levels on Friday, even as authorities look set to lift lockdown restrictions next week in Melbourne, the state capital, as the state nears a key vaccination milestone.
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Australia's Melbourne Reports Record Covid Cases Despite 2 Months Of Lockdown
Melbourne's COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings to watch a key sporting event for the spike as a hard lockdown to combat the spread of the Delta variant neared two months.
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A Dire Warning For Sydney's Unvaccinated When Lockdown Ends: Social Isolation
Sydney residents who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 risk being barred from various social activities even when they are freed from stay-at-home orders in December, New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejkilian warned on Tuesday.
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Australia's Victoria State Nears First Vaccination Goal, Eye Easing Of Curbs
Australia's Victoria state reported a second consecutive daily fall in new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday as its first-dose vaccination rate neared the 70% level where some curbs imposed to contain an outbreak of the Delta variant will be eased.
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Australia's Melbourne Extends Sixth Lockdown As Delta Variant Rages
A lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle to quash a stubborn coronavirus Delta variant outbreak.
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New Zealand Defends "Covid Zero" Strategy, Australia Says "Just Absurd"
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern defended her "Covid zero" elimination strategy Thursday amid fears an outbreak of the highly transmissible Delta variant has rendered the previously successful policy ineffective.
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New Australian Virus Cases Soar Over 1,000 For First Time
Australia on Thursday reported more than 1,000 new local coronavirus cases for the first time during the pandemic, as a Delta variant outbreak surged in Sydney.
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Sydney Extends Lockdown Until End-September As Delta Outbreak Worsens
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.
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Australia Sees Worst Day of Pandemic Amid Delta Outbreak
Australia has suffered its worst day since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, with total daily cases surpassing the previous record posted more than a year ago as a delta variant outbreak spreads as far as New Zealand.
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New Zealand, Under Lockdown Over Single Delta Case, Detects 6 More
New Zealand began a strict nationwide lockdown as it faces an outbreak of the delta variant, which on Wednesday was linked to the worsening Covid-19 crisis in neighboring Australia as cases in New South Wales rose to a record high of more than 600.
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Now, Capital Canberra To Enter Lockdown As Australia Battles Delta Surge
Extra Australian military personnel may be called in to ensure compliance with lockdown rules in Sydney, the New South Wales state government said on Thursday, as the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant spreads into regional areas.
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Delta's Spread From Sydney Triggers Another Australian Lockdown
The spread of the delta variant of the coronavirus from Sydney into regional areas of New South Wales state -- which had 344 cases on Wednesday -- has forced another Australian city into lockdown.
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Australia's Most Populous States Struggle With Delta Variant Outbreaks
Australia's three most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland reported a total of 282 COVID-19 new locally acquired infections on Sunday, with authorities struggling to quell outbreaks of the Delta variant.
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Sydney Reports Record Delta Cases In A Day, Lockdown Widened
Sydney reported a record number of new daily delta variant cases on Thursday, with authorities to enforce stay-at-home orders beyond Australia's largest city as Covid-19 spreads north into other regions.
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Australia Records One Of Its Youngest Covid Deaths Amid Sydney Outbreak
Australia's New South Wales reported one of the country's youngest deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday, as daily infections lingered near a 16-month high despite the lockdown of 5 million people in Sydney entering its sixth week.
