Sydney, Australia’s largest city, will be subject to strict quarantine for at least two weeks from Saturday to curb the spread of the Covid-19 delta. Russia’s second-largest city, St. Petersburg, recorded the highest number of Covid-19 deaths in the day since the pandemic began, but in many parts of Europe meanwhile it continues to lift restrictions.
In Sydney, more than 80 cases of highly contagious Covid-19 delta have been reported in recent days and were first detected in India. A quarantine has been in place in some parts of Sydney since Friday, preventing more than a million people from leaving their homes without special need. But on Saturday, New South Wales Prime Minister Gledis Beredjiklian said the quarantine would be in place throughout the city until 9 July.
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“I said a few days ago that this is the most terrible time I have experienced since the pandemic began. Unfortunately, the situation has worsened. We need to prepare for more infections. All indications are that the delta variant of the virus is at least twice as contagious as the previously known strains of the virus. We need to be prepared for potentially more patients in the coming days. That is why it is important that we act now, ”Berjiklikiana told the media.
Over the next two weeks, some 5 million people in Sydney and the surrounding area will only be allowed to leave their homes if it is not possible to work or study remotely to play sports outdoors, visit a doctor or buy basic necessities.
The people of Sydney are not happy about the severe restrictions on movement. One man wondered if the state government could consider other ways to control the virus so as not to harm the local economy.
“I am not very happy about that. I think this is a slightly hasty decision. Looking around, this is a ghost town. It will cost us a lot of money, ”a Sydney resident told Sky News Australia.
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The house will cost the New South Wales state economy $ 300 million a week.
The delta type of Covid-19 is much more contagious than the original version, but the vaccines currently available are able to protect people from becoming infected. It has been found in at least 85 countries around the world so far.
In Bangladesh, too, residents will have to stay home for at least a week from Monday to limit the spread of the Covid-19 delta.
The uncontrolled spread of the delta variant is associated with a rapid increase in the incidence of Covid-19 in Russia.
Last day, more than 21.6 thousand new infections were registered in the country, which is the largest number since January. In St. Petersburg alone, 107 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported in the last 24 hours. Since the beginning of the pandemic, such a large number of victims of the virus have not been registered in any Russian city.
Despite concerns about the spread of the Covid-19 delta, restrictions are being eased in many parts of Europe.
In Spain, face masks are not mandatory outdoors since Saturday. Mandatory outdoor wearing of masks has also been abolished in the Netherlands, and restrictions on outdoor catering have been relaxed. From now on, anyone who will be able to pass a negative Covid-19 test at the entrance will be allowed to visit nightclubs in the country.
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