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Australia’s Widening Covid-19 Outbreak Forces More Curbs

  • Delta coronavirus strain expected to lead to more Sydney cases
  • Snap lockdown imposed on Darwin after gold miner infection
WATCH: New restrictions are spanning in Australia, including a two-week lockdown in Greater Sydney. James Thornhill reports.(Source: Bloomberg)
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Millions of Australians were under virus restrictions Sunday to fight a Covid-19 outbreak that includes the highly contagious Delta strain.

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