[Epoch Times, July 27, 2021](Reported by reporter Xiao Jie, Sydney, Australia) A five-story apartment building in Blacktown, Western Sydney has been infected with the Chinese Communist virus (Wuhan pneumonia). The NSW police have The building was sealed off, and about 100 residents in the building were not allowed to leave without authorization.
The apartment building where the epidemic broke out is located on Devitt St (Devitt St) in Black Town, in an area where the virus has spread rapidly. The police received a call from the Department of Health for assistance on Monday night. Some police officers are currently guarding the apartment building. It is reported that all residents are being tested, apartment buildings may be closed for two weeks, and the authorities will deliver food and medicines and other necessities.
A resident who tested negative said that the apartment building was surrounded by police, media crews and security. “It’s a bit scary, a bit scary, there are a lot of police outside, we don’t know what is going on.” The NSW Department of Health did not comment on the latest situation.
On Monday, two infected women in their 80s died in NSW, bringing the death toll from the latest outbreak in the state to 10. The government is taking action to increase vaccine promotion by adding AstraZeneca vaccination clinics.
The Western Sydney Regional Health District announced on Monday that it will set up a three-week temporary AstraZeneca vaccination clinic in Merrylands and Guildford. Anyone over the age of 40 can be vaccinated without the recommendation of a general practitioner.
From this week, the frontline employees of Fairfield, Liverpool, Canterbury-Bankstown, Cumberland and Blacktown supermarkets will be available at Olympic Park. Vaccination centers in China give priority to Pfizer vaccines. This includes employees in supermarkets, warehouses, and online retail centers that cannot work from home.
According to ANZ news, NSW Health Director Kerry Chant said that if Pfizer’s vaccine supply increases, the Department of Health can vaccinate 350,000 doses per week.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the government will decide the next step this week, before the end of the Sydney blockade on July 30. In areas with the least risk of transmission, restrictions may be relaxed; restrictions in severely affected areas may be further tightened.
The government has not yet determined whether the school will continue to teach remotely, but starting this Saturday, the construction industry that has been suspended for two weeks will resume in some form.
The Department of Health issued a health alert overnight to more than 20 potentially infectious sites, many of which are located in southwestern Sydney.
The one-week lockdown of the local government jurisdictions of Orange, Cabonne and Blayney in NSW will end at 11:59 pm on Tuesday night.
A complete list of potentially infectious sites in NSW can be found on health.NSW.gov.au.
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