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Sri Lanka announces lockdown as coronavirus cases surge

REUTERS Sri Lanka announced a 10-day lockdown starting on Friday night in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus, assurging infections and deaths overwhelm the island's health system. The Indian Ocean nation recorded its highest si..
New Zealand PM Ardern extends nationwide COVID-19 lockdown

REUTERS WELLINGTON, Aug 20 - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended New Zealand's strict nationwide coronavirus lockdown on Friday, saying the full extent of the Delta outbreak was still unknown. The lockdown will run until ..
New Zealand's Ardern orders nationwide lockdown over one COVID-19 case

REUTERS New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced a nationwide lockdown on Tuesday after a new case of COVID-19 was discovered in the biggest city of Auckland. The lockdown will run seven days in Auckland, but three days elsewhere. Ar..
Sydney lockdown fines hiked as Australia faces its 'worst' COVID situation

REUTERS On-the-spot fines for people breaking lockdown rules in Sydney and the rest of its home state of New South Wales have been raised sharply to as much as A$5,000 ($3,700) as the state logged a record jump in daily new COVID-19 infections. ..
Australia extends COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne for seven days

REUTERS Australian authorities on Wednesday extended a lockdown in Melbourne for another seven days until Aug. 19 as authorities fight to get on top of the highly infectious Delta variant. "If we were to open, then we would see cases akin ..
Australia suffers worst COVID day this year with millions in lockdown

REUTERS Australia saw a record daily number of new coronavirus cases this year on Saturday, with the country's most populous states of New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland recording a total of 361 cases of the highly infectious Delta varia..
Philippines to place Manila area in lockdown to curb Delta variant

MANILA, July 30 - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday approved the imposition of lockdown measures in the capital region, in a bid to contain the spread of the Delta coronavirus variant and to shield the country's medical system. Th..
Sydney under strict new lockdown rules as cases soar

REUTERS Millions in Sydney began their harshest lockdown since the pandemic began on Friday as COVID-19 cases spiked to record levels in Australia's largest city with state and national leaders set to meet to discuss the country'..
Sydney extends lockdown as other Australian cities reopen

Sydney's lockdown has been extended by another month as Covid cases continue to rise. Australia's largest city has been under stay-at-home orders since late June due to an outbreak of the Delta variant. More than 2,500 people have been ..

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