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A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

Sydney readies for more military support as Delta sweeps city

As daily Covid-19 cases hover near record highs in the city, the defence department said they have received a request for extra personnel to help support state police to enforce home-quarantine...

Personnel from the Australian Defence Force and New South Wales Police Force patrol a street in the Bankstown suburb during an extended lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Sydney to tighten Covid-19 curbs, Australian capital to enter lockdown

A healthcare professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo

Melbourne extends Covid lockdown; 'no jab, no job' in Sydney

A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. Photo: Reuters

'We are not the virus': Two-tier Delta lockdowns divide Sydney

A lone woman, wearing a protective face mask, walks across an unusually quiet city centre bridge on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders

Australia expands Covid lockdown over concern virus has spread from Sydney

A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Delta sweeps Sydney as Australia widens Covid-19 restrictions

Personnel from the Australian Defence Force and New South Wales Police Force patrol a street in the Bankstown suburb during an extended lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sydney, Australia, August 3, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Sydney posts record Covid cases as lockdown is widened

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

Sydney's ticket out of Covid lockdown? Six million shots

A house under construction can be seen behind an advertising banner at a housing development located in the western Sydney suburb of Oran Park in Australia, October 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Australia home prices keep rising even as Sydney locks down

A lone bird walks past the quiet Circular Quay train station during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 28, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Australia cranks up Covid curbs with Brisbane lockdown extended, army patrols in Sydney

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

Australia's Sydney posts record daily rise in Covid-19 cases, seeks military help

A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia Covid-19 cases grow

A lone passenger sits at a tram stop on a mostly-empty city centre street on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo

Sydney to get extra vaccines as Covid cases mount