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Sydney to lift lockdown after vaccination rate hits 70pct

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Oct 07 10:51 AM

COVID-19 restrictions will be eased further in Sydney from Monday, authorities said, as Australia's largest city looks set to exit a nearly four-month lockdown after hitting its 70% full vaccination target. Read more »

Australia to end emergency COVID-19 support payments

Reuters
Posted at Sep 29 08:53 AM

The federal government has spent over A$9 billion ($6.5 billion) since June to support around 2 million people, but will phase out the payments. Read more »

Australia's Victoria state records second-highest daily rise in virus cases

Melanie Burton, Reuters
Updated as of Sep 26 12:15 PM

Australia's Victoria state reported 779 new COVID-19 infections and two deaths on Sunday, off the previous day's record high as the country's prime minister presses state leaders to be ready to reopen once they meet vaccination targets. Read more »

Locked-down Melbourne beefs up security as COVID-19 protesters gather

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Sep 22 01:03 PM

SYDNEY - Australia's Victoria State on Wednesday reported a jump in new COVID-19 infections as Melbourne braced for a third straight day of protests against lockdown restrictions, with police deploying in strength to disperse crowds. Read more »

Melbourne anti-vaccine mandate protest turns violent

Reuters
Posted at Sep 21 08:31 AM

Australian authorities shut down construction sites in Melbourne for two weeks after an anti-vaccine mandate protest in the city turned violent. Read more »

COVID vaccine bookings for children begin in Australia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:19 AM

Australia will expand its COVID-19 vaccination drive on Monday to include around one million children aged 12-15. Read more »

Australia logs record COVID-19 cases

Reuters
Posted at Aug 29 12:00 AM

Australia reported a record 1,126 coronavirus infectious Saturday, the vast majority in New South Wales, the epicenter of the Delta-fueled outbreak. Read more »

Australia pandemic panel backs reopening targets despite Sydney outbreak

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 24 10:57 AM

Australia can proceed with its reopening plans when the country reaches 70 percent to 80 percent vaccination levels, the government's pandemic modelling adviser said, even as some states hinted they may not ease border curbs if Sydney fails to control its Delta outbreak. Read more »

Sydney virus cases to 'rise substantially' amid Delta outbreak

Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 17 01:17 PM

Australian authorities on Tuesday warned Sydney residents to brace for a surge in COVID-19 cases in the coming weeks, urging people to get vaccinated to avoid more hospitalizations and deaths as daily infections hovered near record levels. Read more »

Sydney records deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 16 01:17 PM

Australia's biggest city of Sydney recorded its deadliest day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday, while residents in Melbourne face a nightly curfew and a further two weeks of lockdown amid a surge in infections. Read more »

Australia sees ‘most concerning day of the pandemic’

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 14 05:11 PM

Australia's biggest city announced tighter COVID restrictions including heavier fines and tighter policing on Saturday. Read more »

Australia's capital Canberra to enter virus lockdown

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 12 11:59 AM

Australia's capital Canberra was ordered into a seven-day lockdown Thursday, after a single Covid-19 case was detected in the city. Read more »

Melbourne COVID lockdown extended for a week after 20 new cases reported

Colin Packham and Renju Jose, Reuters
Posted at Aug 11 01:58 PM

Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will stay locked down for a second week after reporting 20 new COVID-19 cases as it struggles to stamp out infections caused by the highly infectious Delta variant of the pandemic. Read more »

Australia's virus outbreak expands to Melbourne

Reuters
Posted at Aug 10 08:21 AM

Australia's Victoria state reported a slight rise in new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday, raising the prospect of an extended lockdown in Melbourne as officials battle to contain a Delta strain outbreak. Read more »

Sydney suffers worst pandemic day as lockdown nears 6 weeks

Renju Jose and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 12:33 PM

Sydney reported its worst day of the COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday with 5 deaths and a record rise in locally acquired infections as a weeks-long hard lockdown is struggling to contain the highly contagious Delta strain of the coronavirus. Read more »

Australia records youngest COVID-19 death

Renju Jose and Byron Kaye, Reuters
Updated as of Aug 04 04:06 PM

An Australian man in his 20s died at home of COVID-19 in Sydney, authorities said on Wednesday, one of the country's youngest coronavirus deaths. Read more »

Army patrols Sydney streets as Brisbane extends COVID-19 lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Aug 02 10:41 AM

SYDNEY - Australian officials on Monday extended a snap three-day lockdown in the city of Brisbane and some neighboring regions while hundreds of army personnel began patrolling Sydney to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules. Read more »

China, Australia ramp up COVID-19 curbs as Delta variant spreads

Laurie Chen with Agence France-Presse bureaus
Posted at Aug 01 10:25 AM

China and Australia ramped up COVID-19 curbs Saturday as Delta variant cases surged and tens of thousands rallied in France against restrictions designed to stop the pandemic.   Read more »

Sydney posts record daily COVID-19 cases, police powers extended to enforce lockdown

Reuters
Posted at Jul 29 11:40 AM

The COVID-19 Delta outbreak in Australia's biggest city Sydney grew by 239 cases on Thursday, the highest daily rise since the pandemic started, forcing authorities to increase police powers to shut down businesses not complying with lockdown measures. Read more »

Sydney lockdown extended by four weeks as virus outbreak grows

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 28 11:37 AM

SYDNEY - Millions of Sydney residents will spend another month in lockdown, authorities announced Wednesday, citing a still-fast-growing coronavirus outbreak and stubbornly low vaccination rates.   Read more »