Australia Battles Surge In COVID-19 Infections
SYDNEY – A COVID-19 outbreak in Australia is worsening according to official figures released Saturday, while state authorities in New South Wales now concede they may have to abandon the long-held policy of trying to eliminate the virus as delta variant infections surge in Sydney. More than half of the population in Australia’s three biggest cities, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, are in lockdown. State authorities in Victoria have recorded 29 new coronavirus cases in the past day, while Queensland confirmed 13 new infections on Saturday. An outbreak of the delta variant in New South Wales, Australia’s most populous state, is