A usually busy shopping area in Avalon, Sydney, is shut as Covid-19 cases spike in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE A usually busy shopping area in Avalon, Sydney, is shut as Covid-19 cases spike in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
A usually busy shopping area in Avalon, Sydney, is shut as Covid-19 cases spike in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE

Coronavirus pandemic

Asia /  Australasia

Coronavirus: Sydney beach suburbs in lockdown; India hits 10 million cases

  • Residents in Sydney’s northern suburbs have been ordered to stay at home from late Saturday until midnight on Wednesday
  • Meanwhile, India has crossed 10 million cases, and South Korea has recorded its fourth straight day of over 1,000 infections

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
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Updated: 11:09pm, 19 Dec, 2020

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A usually busy shopping area in Avalon, Sydney, is shut as Covid-19 cases spike in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE A usually busy shopping area in Avalon, Sydney, is shut as Covid-19 cases spike in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
A usually busy shopping area in Avalon, Sydney, is shut as Covid-19 cases spike in the area. Photo: EPA-EFE
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