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A lone woman walks past the Anzac Memorial as Hyde Park is mostly devoid of people during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Sydney, Australia, July 22, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File Photo

Sydney adds four weeks to lockdown as Australia Covid-19 cases grow

Far from a planned exit from lockdown in three days, the city of 5 million people and neighbouring regional centres spanning 200 km (120 miles) of coastline were told to stay home until 28 August...

A lone passenger sits at a tram stop on a mostly-empty city centre street 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/File Photo

Sydney to get extra vaccines as Covid cases mount

A healthcare professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo

Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak throws harsh spotlight on Australia vaccine rollout

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak grows as government minister tests positive