Friday: It’s been nearly four weeks in lockdown for Sydney, but experts say it will take more than the current restrictions to bring Covid case numbers down. Plus: cockatoos get wheelie good at opening bins
Good morning. National cabinet meets today to discuss the worsening Covid outbreaks and progress on the vaccine rollout, a UN committee votes on the status of the Great Barrier Reef tonight and cockatoos in Sydney are learning to open wheelie bins. Here are the main stories for this Friday.
As Sydney approaches four weeks in lockdown, the number of Covid cases infectious in the community remains stubbornly high. On Thursday, 124 new local cases were announced in New South Wales. But experts and the state health authorities are divided on the best ways to reduce transmission and bring cases down close to zero before restrictions can be eased. It comes as figures show the NSW government has taken up just 145,000 of the almost 1 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine allocated to it by the commonwealth, leaving vaccines to either stockpile or be directed overseas. Amid the latest outbreak, NSW opted only to accept Pfizer vaccines from the federal government, because of what it says is a lack of demand for AstraZeneca.
Continue reading...source https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/jul/23/morning-mail-sydneys-covid-test-great-barrier-reef-vote-olyroos-upset-win
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