Covid Australia today, after Sydney lockdown also in Brisbane

The authorities of the Australian state of Queensland have decided to impose the lockdown on the capital Brisbane and other parts of the state territory, in order to contain the increase in cases of the delta variant of the covid. State Deputy Prime Minister Steven Miles said the blockade will go into effect this Saturday from 4pm (local time) and will affect eleven government areas for three days, including Brisbane, the country’s third largest city. The decision on this new lockdown, which will be the “most severe” enforced in the state, was made after health authorities detected six new cases of the delta variant of the virus. The new restrictions require residents to be able to leave their homes for only four reasons: the purchase of basic products, work, medical care or sporting activity within a radius of ten kilometers from the home. In addition, activities considered “non-essential”, such as hotels or entertainment venues, must remain closed. Specifically, the areas of Queensland that will remain in lockdown are Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Somerset, Noosa, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim: the city of Brisbane joins the lockdown already underway in Sydney, the capital of the state of New South Wales, the epicenter of the Australian epidemic. In Sydney, hundreds of policemen are ready to respond to demonstrations against confinement, after the protests last weekend, in which more than 80 people were arrested.