Sydney Lockdown Shows Limits of Australia’s Covid-Zero Strategy
- Outbreak of delta variant in most-populous city climbs to 65
- Bid to eliminate virus in community is keeping nation isolated
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Australia’s so-called “Covid-zero” strategy is under increasing strain, with an outbreak of the delta variant forcing at least half-a-million residents of Sydney into lockdown for a week.
New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Friday ordered people who live or work in four of Sydney’s most populous areas, including the CBD, not to leave their homes unless for specified essential reasons. The outbreak has climbed to 65 cases, with 22 new locally acquired cases recorded since the day before.