MELBOURNE – Australia’s east coast states of New South Wales and Queensland faced an escalating battle against the COVID-19 Delta variant on August 1, with millions under strict lockdown and authorities urging more testing and vaccinations to rein in the outbreaks.
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Reuters: Australia’s east coast battles rising COVID-19 cases
This picture taken on July 28, 2021 shows a health worker getting details from a resident at a Covid-19 drive-through testing clinic in Sydney as millions of residents will spend another month in lockdown citing a still-fast-growing coronavirus outbreak and stubbornly low vaccination rates.
