Monday: NSW outbreak worsens after first locally acquired death reported. Plus, a nail-biting Euro 2020 final
Good morning. Sydney is bracing for Covid case numbers in the triple digits today, a “new space age” begins and Novak Djokovic clinches his sixth Wimbledon title.
Sydney reported 77 new coronavirus cases on Sunday and Australia’s first locally acquired coronavirus death this year. A 90-year-old woman, who authorities believe was unvaccinated, caught the virus from a family member. New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian said she expected daily cases to exceed 100 on Monday and to continue to increase during the week. Victoria closed its borders to travellers from NSW and the ACT, except for returning Victorian residents who will have to quarantine for 14 days. The government’s new “graphic and confronting” Covid TV ad showing a young woman gasping for air in hospital has sparked a backlash, while Anthony Albanese said Coalition’s new “Arm Yourself” vaccination campaign didn’t quite “cut it”.
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