Australia Covid news live update: dozens of new Sydney exposure sites as Brisbane in extended lockdown

New South Wales awaits further coronavirus results after most cases in single day since outbreak began

So, more than two million people in the Perth and Peel are emerging from lockdown this morning, and into some limited restrictions for the next three days.

Premier Mark McGowan laid out the path forward yesterday, outlining the restrictions of the next three days, which include a mask mandate and limits to visitors at home.

“NSW’s version of ‘last resort’ is get 80 cases and then you have community spread and a lockdown that might go for weeks and weeks, if not months.”

“Our view of last resort is that you listen to the medical advice, you see if there’s any prospect of community spread and try and kill it quickly and efficiently right then rather than let it drag on and result in potentially catastrophic consequences.”

In some good news though, Victoria has recorded zero new cases overnight:

Reported yesterday: 0 new local cases and 0 new cases acquired overseas.
- 19,623 vaccine doses were administered
- 24,247 test results were received.
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