The lifting of the curfew in Sydney’s neighborhoods Australia authorities announced, as the number of infections stabilizes and the percentage of those vaccinated against it coronavirus rises.
So, almost three months after the coronavirus was imposed to curb the coronavirus in Australia’s largest city, the measure, which ran from 9pm to 5pm, will end today.
This news was accepted by the people of Sydney as a first step towards the lifting of the restrictive measures.
The number of daily infections is stable, about 1,300 new cases. In addition, about 80% of the residents of the state of New South Wales, the most populous of the vast island and continent, have received at least one dose of the vaccine.
The state’s prime minister, Gladys Beretziklian, however, urged residents to remain vigilant and take restrictive measures to prevent a further deterioration of the situation.
Closed schools, bars, restaurants and offices
Most Sydney residents are only allowed to leave their homes to buy food, exercise or seek medical treatment.
Schools, bars, restaurants and offices are closed from the end of June and travel is only allowed five kilometers from the residence.
Beretziklian had announced that many of the restrictions would be lifted when 70% of the population had been fully vaccinated, which is expected to happen in October.
“We know this was difficult, but there are only a few weeks left until we reach 70%. [των ανθρώπων] who have received two doses “, he stated. Only the latter will be concerned with the lifting of the measures.
“It’s very clear. If you are not vaccinated, you will not be able to go to a restaurant. “You will not be able to go to a cafe,” said the prime minister.
The measure, which has barred Australians from leaving the country for 18 months, is expected to end in mid-December, raising hopes that the border will reopen and international travel will resume.
For most of the pandemic, Australia recorded one of the lowest infection rates in the world, thanks to its “zero-infection Covid” strategy, which consisted of tight border closures, contact tracking and diagnostic campaigns.
The resurgence of the epidemic due to the Delta variant in mid-June in Sydney led to a change in strategy and a greater commitment of the population to the Covid-19 vaccination.
Beretziklian predicted that, with the percentage of people who have not yet been vaccinated at 20%, the number of hospitalizations and deaths could skyrocket with the removal of the lockdown in Sydney.
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