

SYDNEY AUSTRALIA LOCKDOWN FREE
While Berejiklian kept NSW residents hopeful that steady progress with vaccinations offered light at the end of the tunnel, that tunnel began to look very long indeed.Īfter seven weeks of lockdown, Berejiklian made it clear yesterday that the halfway point is still in the future, repeating her message from Thursday that September and October will be "the most challenging couple of months for NSW".īut the bad news wasn't just confined to Sydney: Australians really are all in this together.Įven Australians who usually live overseas will find it harder to leave this country as rules governing who can return to their overseas homes were tightened again this week.Ĭovid has advanced to the vulnerable communities of Dubbo and Walgett in NSW's west, Melbourne had its stay-at-home orders extended, and Canberra, the only major east coast city without an outbreak this year, didn't stay that way.Ĭanberra had been free of Covid since the early days of the pandemic but when a positive case popped up on Thursday, Chief Minister Andrew Barr said he only had to look at Greater Sydney's battle with the virus to decide his next move. Photo: Health New South Wales / Screenshot Covid-19 spreads and spreads

A map showing the locations of new Covid-19 cases in the wider Sydney area on Friday.
