Sydney cases dip as Australia debates COVID-19 reopening plans

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SYDNEY: Sydney\u0027s COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday (Aug 27) but still hovered near record levels as the Australian federal government looks to press states to stick to a national reopening plan once the country reaches a 70 per cent to 80 per cent vaccination rate. The national cabinet, a group

SYDNEY: Sydney's COVID-19 cases slightly eased on Friday but still hovered near record levels as the Australian federal government looks to press states to stick to a national reopening plan once the country reaches a 70 per cent to 80 per cent vaccination rate.

The national cabinet, a group of federal and state leaders, will meet later in the day against a backdrop of concerns by some states given the persistently high daily infections in Sydney even after two months under lockdown.as officials struggle to quell the Delta outbreak.Even as infections surge, state authorities revealed a staggered back-to-school plan from late October, when they expect its vaccination rate to hit 70 per cent from 32 per cent now.

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said she would be focusing more on vaccination rates and the number of hospitalisations rather than daily case numbers as the rollout picks up speed. "They are the two things that will matter even when we start to live life more freely at 70 per cent and then obviously at 80 per cent ... we are starting to make that mind change in New South Wales," Berejiklian said during a televised media conference.

 

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