Australia’s Most Populous State Sees Its Worst Pandemic Day

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People exercise at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. All of New South Wales is under strict lockdown. Australia’s most populous state reported its worst day of the pandemic with 478 new COVID-19 infections and seven deaths.





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The Northern Territory introduced a snap three-day lockdown because of a single case detected on Monday.

The American man, aged in his 30s, tested positive in the Northern Territory city of Katherine where he had traveled for a job, officials said.

Katherine and the Northern Territory capital Darwin, where he spent three days last week, will be locked down until Thursday. People are only allowed to leave home for essential reasons and must wear masks outside their homes.

The New South Wales government has been criticized for waiting 10 days before locking down Sydney after a limousine driver was infected while transporting a U.S. air crew from Sydney Airport and tested positive on June 16.

Surrounding New South Wales was entirely locked down from Saturday because of recent infections detected in regional towns and virus found in wastewater north and west of Sydney.