Sydney, Australia to Remain Under Coronavirus Lockdown for 2 More Weeks

Residents in Sydney, Australia will remain under lockdown for another two weeks as officials continue to struggle to contain a growing outbreak of the delta variant of COVID-19.

The lockdown was first imposed on June 26 after a Sydney airport limousine driver who had been transporting international air crews tested positive for the variant. More than 800 people have since been infected, including 97 new infections reported Wednesday.   Two people have died in the current outbreak. "It always hurts to say this, but we need to extend the lockdown at least a further two weeks," New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Wednesday in Sydney, the state capital.