Australia's third wave of Covid-19 infections, centered on Sydney, has forced more than half the population of nearly 26 million into lockdown.
, centered on Sydney, has forced more than half the population of nearly 26 million into lockdown and pushed the world's 13th-largest economy to the brink of its second recession in as many years.
"I asked health and police to work together, to give me a final list of what we can throw at this, to leave no shadow of a doubt as to how serious we are about getting the rate of growth down, the case numbers down," Berejiklian told a news conference.A curfew from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. would take effect from Monday in the 12 worst-affected council areas, covering about 40 percent of Sydney's population of 5 million.
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