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Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as virus outbreak grows
Millions of Sydney residents will spend another month in lockdown, authorities announced on July 28, citing a still-fast-growing coronavirus outbreak and stubbornly low vaccination rates.
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Covid-19 Quarantine in Sydney Has Been Extended with 1 Month
A Sydney home order was issued five weeks ago as authorities tried to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the Indian or delta variant.
The quarantine was scheduled to be lifted on July 30, but will remain in effect until August 28, as the number of Covid-19 cases continues to rise.
Melbourne to lift virus lockdown as Delta outbreak contained
Melbourne's coronavirus lockdown will be lifted late on July 27, as authorities signalled a Delta variant outbreak in Australia's second-biggest city had been contained.
Neighbouring South Australia state will also ease stay-at-home rules, but the country's largest city Sydney was facing a likely extension to a lockdown now in its fifth week.
Anger slowly grows
According to the BBC, all this caused great anger among the population.
The state of South Australia, where 1.7 million people live, joined the states of Victoria and New South Wales on Tuesday regarding the introduction of restrictive measures.
Residents of South Australia will have to stay in their homes for seven days, after five people became infected.
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An emergency meeting was held, the delta strain is spreading
Australian authorities have been forced to introduce a lockdown in Sydney due to the new epidemic wave and reintroduce restrictive measures in other parts of the country.
Reuters report states that 18 out of a total of 25 million Australians, or 70 percent of the population, are under some form of anti-epidemic restrictions in almost all parts of Australia.
Turkish basketball team dismayed over playmaker Larkin's injury
Turkish basketball star Shane Larkin was removed from the national team squad for a shocking waist injury on June 23.
In a statement, the Turkish Basketball Federation (TBF) said that Larkin, 28, was diagnosed with a relapsed herniated disc injury in the team's training camp when the Anadolu Efes playmaker point guard underwent medical examinations.
Panic in Australia - people are fleeing due to a new lockdown PHOTO / VIDEO
The number of those infected doubled overnight. The main culprits for the spread of the infection are considered to be the slow vaccination of the population and the spread of the virus despite the hotel quarantine, writes Reuters.
New Zealand halts travel bubble with Australian state
New Zealand suspended quarantine-free travel with Australia's Victoria state over a new coronavirus cluster on May 25, the fourth time the trans-Tasman travel bubble has been disrupted since it opened last month.
Italy Wins Eurovision with Måneskin, Bulgaria Is 10th
Italy's entry is the winner in the 2021 Eurovision song contest, held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands on May 22.
Måneskin and their song "Zitti E Buoni" won the contest with 524 points.
Bulgaria at Eurovision Song Contest Final Tonight with Victoria
The Grand Final of the 2021 Eurovision song contest will take place tonight, May 22, in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Bulgaria will be represented by Victoria and the song "Growing Up is Getting Old".
Victoria will appear on stage under number 17 in tonight's schedule of the Grand Final.
Bulgaria's Victoria through to the Grand Final of Eurovision 2021