SYDNEY, May 9 ― Australia’s most populous state recorded no new Covid-19 infections for a third straight day today but extended raised social distancing and mask-wearing rules by a week as the authorities hunted for the source of a small outbreak. After a Sydney couple tested positive to the...
Sunday, 09 May 2021 11:59 AM MYT
After a Sydney couple tested positive to the coronavirus last week, ending a long run without community transmission, the authorities reinstated some social distancing measures until May 10, and a campaign to get more people tested, as they scrambled to determine the source of infection. “As the ‘missing link’ case hasn’t been identified we’re keen to prevent a super-spreading event,” said New South Wales state premier Gladys Berejiklian in a tweet.
That means the more than five million people living in and around Sydney must wear masks on public transport and in most public venues, while households are limited to 20 guests at any one time until May 17.
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