Coronavirus: Sydney widens lockdown as Delta variant cases rise; New Zealand suspends travel bubble

Sydney streets were nearly deserted on Saturday at the start of a beefed-up two-week lockdown to contain the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant sweeping Australia’s largest city.More than 80 Covid-19 cases have been reported so far in an infection surge linked to an international flight crew transported to a quarantine hotel from the airport.The flare-up was a shock for a city that had returned to relative normality after months with very few local cases.More than five million people…

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