AUSTRALIA
<strong>NSW reinstates restrictions</strong>
New South Wales (NSW) yesterday reinstated some restrictions and suspended elective surgeries as COVID-19 cases surged to another record. The nation’s most populous state reported 38,625 new cases, prompting NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet to announce regulations banning dancing and singing in pubs and nightclubs, and delaying non-urgent surgeries until the middle of next month. Hospitalizations reached 1,738 in the state yesterday and health authorities warned that the number could spike to 4,700 or even 6,000 in a worst-case scenario within the next month. Hospitals are already are under strain as about 3,800 medical professionals are in isolation after