Sydney, Dec 23 : Authorities in Australia’s largest city Sydney have extended the Covid-19 restrictions on social gatherings across Christmas in a bid to curb an outbreak.
Most Sydney residents will continue to be able to have 10 adult visitors to their home over the holiday period, the BBC reported on Wednesday.
But in a slight relaxation of rules, young children can be included on top of that number between December 24-26.
Sydney saw just eight new cases on Wednesday, fuelling optimism about efforts to contain the outbreak.
The New South Wales (NSW) state government said a total of 98 cases had been found in the state capital since last week.
More than 124,000 residents had been tested in the past three days alone – a local record.
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