(Fighting against new crown pneumonia) Australia's third largest city Brisbane blockade extended to August 8
China News Service, Beijing, August 2nd, Brisbane News: As the epidemic has not improved significantly, the lockdown measures in Brisbane, Australia's third largest city and some neighboring areas, will be extended to August 8.
Reuters quoted local officials as saying that the delta strain has been spreading in Queensland recently, and the number of cases has been rising, so the decision was made.
Data map: To curb the spread of the variant virus, the 4 administrative regions of Sydney, Australia have adopted blockade measures.
On June 26, local time, Sydney, Australia, the bus station was empty.
In addition, Australia's largest city, Sydney, has entered its sixth week of closure.
To help implement the blockade measures, hundreds of military personnel began to conduct daily patrols in the Sydney area.
With the coordination of the local police, the soldiers conduct door-to-door inspections to ensure that the infected persons are normally isolated at home.
According to reports, since the first case of Delta virus infection in Sydney on June 16, a total of about 3,500 new cases of new coronary pneumonia have been confirmed in Sydney.
Australian Prime Minister Morrison previously promised that once 70% of Australia's population over the age of 16 is vaccinated against the new crown, the lockdown "may" be lifted, while Australia's current vaccination rate is only 19%.
Morrison said that it is expected that the target will be reached by the end of this year.
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