delta variant of the coronavirus in Queensland’s state capital. In Sydney, the epicenter of the county’s outbreak, there were 210 new locally acquired infections in the 24 hours to 8 p.m.
on Friday, state health authorities said. Some 1,000 police officers are on standby in Sydney to respond to any anti-lockdown demonstrators after a violent protest last weekend, said New South Wales state Deputy Police Commissioner Michael Willing.
He said 85 people had been charged over last weekend’s event. Queensland’s lockdown covers the most populous area of the state’s southeast and takes affect at 4 p.m.
local time, according to state Deputy Premier Steven Miles. The lockdown is due to last three days and will force the cancellation of matches