Carian mengenai topik delta-outbreak

The lockdown in the city of 1.7 million began in mid-August, in an effort to halt the outbreak.

The government will decide on Monday whether Auckland's 1.7 million residents will remain sealed off from the rest of New Zealand.

Eleven new cases were reported on Thursday, taking the total to 21 in the latest outbreak that ended the country's six-month, virus-free run.

Australian authorities warns Sydney residents to brace for a surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks.

Hundreds of unarmed defence personnel joined thousands of extra police to set up roadblocks and enforce lockdown rules in parts of Sydney.

Some 300 Australian army personnel will help police door-knock people who have tested positive to the virus to ensure they are isolating.

The Delta variant fuelled Sydney outbreak has spiralled quickly, total infections are nearing 700 since the first was detected in mid-June.

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Sydney nears a week of a hard lockdown put in place to contain an outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant.

The state has been effectively isolated from the rest of the country after some states, like Western Australia, slammed their borders shut.