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Australia: Sydney pubs reduce their capacity

2020-07-15T10:59:43.911Z


The announcement comes after a party that led to many cases of coronavirus.Sydney pubs were ordered to cut back on Tuesday as the coronavirus epidemic escalated in Australia's two largest cities. Authorities in the state of New South Wales, where Sydney is located, have asked the establishments to limit attendance to 300 people and to hire security personnel to enforce the distancing measures. Read also: Coronavirus: Australia halves the number of nationals allowed to ...


Sydney pubs were ordered to cut back on Tuesday as the coronavirus epidemic escalated in Australia's two largest cities.

Authorities in the state of New South Wales, where Sydney is located, have asked the establishments to limit attendance to 300 people and to hire security personnel to enforce the distancing measures.

Read also: Coronavirus: Australia halves the number of nationals allowed to return

The announcement comes after a party in a popular Sydney bar that led to numerous cases of coronavirus, raising fears of a second wave of Covid-19 infections.

In the neighboring state of Victoria, which has become the epicenter of the coronavirus in Australia, the authorities reported on Tuesday two new deaths, bringing to 110 the total number of people who died from the coronavirus in this country of some 25 million. inhabitants. Since the start of the epidemic, the huge island continent has recorded more than 10,000 cases.

Read also: Coronavirus: concern in Sydney after the appearance of a new outbreak

In Melbourne and the surrounding area, 270 new infections have been reported. The five million residents of Melbourne were again confined on July 9 for six weeks to contain the epidemic. Authorities in New South Wales have warned that similar measures could be implemented again in Sydney.

" There is no doubt that what is happening in the State of Victoria has had consequences in New South Wales and that is why we are on high alert ," Gladys Berejiklian told reporters on Tuesday , the Prime Minister of this state. The borders of the state of Victoria, where the country's second city is located, have also been closed in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus.

Read also: Australia isolates its state most affected by coronavirus

The number of infections linked to the epidemic outbreak located in a popular pub in Sydney rose to nearly 30 on Tuesday. People who frequented a bar as well as a large store located nearby were invited to place themselves in quarantine. In addition, the health authorities have launched a vast screening campaign in the districts affected by the epidemic.

In the past few weeks, most Australian states and territories have seen little or no new cases, allowing for more relaxed restrictions, especially for travel and gatherings.

Source: lefigaro

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