Original title: Canberra “closes city” due to worsening epidemic
The Australian capital, Canberra, was diagnosed with a local community of new crown cases on the 12th, and the city immediately began to “close the city” on the same day.
The health department of the Australian Capital Territory said that due to the confirmed case of a local new crown and the detection of new crown virus in wastewater, the city was “closed” at 17:00 on the 12th for a period of one week.
During the “closed city” period, residents can only go out to purchase daily necessities, perform necessary jobs, obtain necessary medical services, and exercise for no more than one hour.
The newly confirmed cases are in their 20s and the source of infection is unknown. The Chief Minister of the Capital Territory, Andrew Barr, said: “This is the most serious public health risk faced by the municipality this year… We have seen that a short-term and rapid blockade can curb the spread of the virus, and it is the most important way to avoid a longer and greater loss of blockade. Good way.”
This is the first confirmed case in the local community in Canberra since July last year. Due to the spread of the delta strain of the new crown mutant virus, the Australian epidemic has rebounded again, and measures have been taken to “close the city” in many places.
The largest city, Sydney, is the “epicenter” of this round of the epidemic. Since mid-June, a total of approximately 6,500 confirmed cases and 36 deaths have been reported. Sydney began its “closure” on June 26 and has been extended several times. The latest round of “closure” is scheduled to last until the end of August.
Melbourne, the second largest city, began its seventh round of “closures” on the 12th. Melbourne was originally scheduled to lift the “lockdown” on the same day, but because the epidemic has not eased, the Governor of Victoria, Daniel Andrews, where Melbourne is located, announced on the 11th that the “lockdown” will be extended for another week. The follow-up will decide whether to continue depending on the situation of the epidemic.
According to Xinhua News Agency
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