As the epidemic spreads, Sydney, Darwin and Perth are in lockdown for the new crown epidemic

Australia’s three capital cities have been locked down, and people worry that the country may still face the risk of a larger outbreak.

After recording 18 new infections, the Covid-19 cluster in Sydney rose to 130 on Monday. Residents of Greater Sydney, Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong, and Shellharbour are currently under strict stay-at-home orders, and there are only a few reasons to leave their homes before 11:59pm on July 9.

The outbreak in the Northern Territory was related to FIFO workers at the Newmont Tanami gold mine. After a new case was recorded, it rose to seven on Monday. Five cases are in the Northern Territory and two are in the interstate.

The increase in cases and new exposure sites prompted the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Michael Gunner Extension of the Greater Darwin Blockade Another 72 hours, until 1 p.m. on July 2nd.

The Perth and Peel regions of Western Australia are also Blocked overnight Two new cases of Covid-19 were detected, bringing the total number of infections to three. The lockdown will last until at least 12 a.m. on July 3.

Queensland and South Australia have also implemented a series of restrictive measures.Queensland recorded two new cases on Monday, and Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk revealed The state is “on the brink of lockdown.”

People are worried that the situation across the country may further escalate. Professor Rena McIntyre, the head of the Kirby Institute’s biosafety research project, warned that there is still a risk of a bigger outbreak.

“But if we see this weekend [a trend] In the case of declining numbers, this may be enough, but if it is not, then it may not be enough,” she told ABC.