Lockdowns toughen in Seoul and Sydney as Delta variant COVID-19 outbreaks grow

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The capital of South Korea and Australia's largest city announced Friday they would increase their COVID-19 prevention measures to combat growing outbreaks of the Delta variant in both cities.

numbers, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said in a briefing on Friday, with the Seoul Metropolitan Area to enter distancing level 4 for two weeks starting on Monday.

Seoul and surrounding area schools will also transition to online classes from next Wednesday, Education Minister Yoo Eun-hae said in a briefing. The schools will stay online until summer break, which begins in one or two weeks for schools, Yoo said. KDCA Commissioner Jeong Eun-kyeong said on Thursday that the number of Delta variant infections is steadily increasing and there is a possibility that it will become the dominant strain in August.

A total of 44 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in New South Wales in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. Thursday, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said at a press conference Friday.

 

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