Massive new restrictions are going to be imposed in Sydney, Australia, as the largest city grapples with the fast-growing Covid cluster outbreak.
Authorities reported 16 new cases on Wednesday, bringing the newly spreading cluster of 37 cases.
New Delta Variant
Sydney’s 5.3 million citizens will be required to wear masks, and many will also be banned from leaving the city.
Officials fear a” highly contagious “delta variant” spreading across the region.
This cluster of cases marks the biggest increase in infection in Sydney from December. For most of the year the local people had no restrictions on their day to day life.
Increase In Cases
However, a significant increase in the number of cases have confirmed that the authorities will have to impose some rules and regulations to curb the spread.
“Please abandon non-essential activities, please don’t attend social gatherings unless you absolutely must,” said New South Wales (NSW) Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
What Are The Restrictions?
As of Wednesday, the total number of visitors of households will be limited to five.
The restrictions will also be imposed in the local restaurants, gyms, leisure centres and other places.
The people who live and work in central and eastern Sydney and will be banned from leaving the city.
The cluster of infections had initially centred around a shopping centre in Bondi, the popular beachside suburb and famous tourist destination in the city’s east.
On Wednesday, authorities said the cases were also found on the other side of Sydney’s city centre, about 65 kilometers (40 miles) from the well-known ‘hot-spots’.
The new cluster is also of major concern to New Zealand, after an infected person has traveled from Sydney to Wellington.
New Zealand authorities have imposed a series of restrictions on Wednesday, while the” travel “bubble” that makes it possible for people to fly between the two countries amidst the pandemic has also been closed for passengers in the future departing from Sydney.
