SYDNEY, July 8 — Australia’s New South Wales state on Thursday reported its biggest daily rise in locally acquired cases of Covid-19 this year as officials struggle to stamp out a growing cluster of the highly infectious Delta variant.
Given Australia’s slow vaccine rollout, NSW state Premier Gladys Berejiklian implored residents to limit visits to homes of family and friends, citing the highly transmissible nature of the Delta strain. Just over 9 per cent of people in NSW have been fully vaccinated, while about 29 per cent have had a first dose.
A strict stay-at-home order has been in force in Sydney, home to a fifth of the country’s 25 million population, since June 26, restricting people’s movements and limiting gatherings.The Australian Medical Association , meanwhile, warned NSW authorities to avoid lifting any lockdown rules before totally suppressing the Delta outbreak.
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