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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

Australia is battling to get on top of the fast-moving Delta strain that has plunged its two largest cities - Sydney and Melbourne - into hard lockdowns

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

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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

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Australia home prices keep rising even as Sydney locks down

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

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

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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

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Sydney to get extra vaccines as Covid cases mount

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