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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
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Sydney tightens lockdown as Australia's Covid-19 cases rise

"I can't remember a time when our state has been challenged to such an extent"

A lone man walks up a deserted street in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 12, 2021. REUTERS
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Australia extends Sydney lockdown as Covid -19 outbreak nears 900 infections

A pedestrian crosses an unusually quiet street in the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, July 5, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Australia's Covid-19 outbreak grows despite Sydney lockdown

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney faces Covid-19 lockdown extension amid record 2021 cases

Commuters wear protective face masks as they enter Central Station following the implementation of new public health regulations from the state of New South Wales, as the city grapples with an outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney sees worst day of 2021 as Delta Covid-19 outbreak spreads

A lone woman wearing a protective face mask pulls a suitcase through the city centre during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney Covid-19 lockdown extended in bid to quash 'game-changer' Delta variant

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney braces for rise in Covid-19 cases as Delta outbreak worsens

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney and Darwin in lockdown as Covid-19 cases pop up across Australia

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Sydney faces 'scariest period' in pandemic amid Delta outbreak

People wait in line outside a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccination centre at Sydney Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia, June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Jane Wardell
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Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak grows as government minister tests positive

Passengers arrive from New Zealand after the Trans-Tasman travel bubble opened overnight, following an extended border closure due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at Sydney Airport in Sydney, Australia, October 16, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo
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Sydney isolated as Covid-19 clusters build; NZ tightens curbs in capital

A man walks past a derelict home, which sold for A$1.6 million, in Sydney's northwest in Australia June 23, 2021. REUTERS/Swati Pandey
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Unliveable Sydney homes going for millions in Australia housing boom

Medical workers administer tests at the Bondi Beach drive-through coronavirus disease (Covid-19) testing centre in the wake of new positive cases in Sydney, Australia, June 17, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
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Mandatory mask rules extended in Sydney as Covid-19 cluster grows