myself not wearing it. so we are actually seeing very high levels of adherence to the regulations in large part. adherence to the regulations in large part- adherence to the regulations in lane art. , . large part. interesting. thanks so much, large part. interesting. thanks so much. doctor- large part. interesting. thanks so much, doctor. professor- large part. interesting. thanks so much, doctor. professor simple l much, doctor. professor simple referencing much, doctor. professorsimple referencing those probably bands and suspensions on flights. that ban on flights from southern africa, which was imposed last night before hotel quarantine rules can come in the force. it means passengers who flew from africa to europe over and i are now stuck in limbo. kathy hogarth joins me, thanks so much for talking to us. just explain, you are talking
compared to any other country in the world, the cases are low, but look at it from an australian perspective. this is a country that isolated itself from the rest of the world by closing its borders. it has very, very strict hotel quarantine rules and it has, for the most part, really control the spread of covid as recently as may. life looks like it had come back to near normal for most of the country. itjust shows you how transmissible and challenging the delta variant is. but for victoria and south australia, two states that have gone in and out of lockdown successfully, because they went in early and hard, the criticism for new south wales in sydney in particular, where i am, is that the authorities did not nail it early enough. and when the rules came in, they did not come fast enough. so, a lot more uncertainty here, because, yes, it is going to last until august, but experts say
177 locally acquired cases, 46 of those were infectious while active in the community. all in all, sydney has recorded its worst outbreak this year with more than 2,500 cases, and yes, these numbers compared to any other country in the world are quite low, but look at them from the australian perspective. this is a country that has isolated itself from the rest of the world by closing its borders. it has very, very strict hotel quarantine rules, and has for the most part, really, controlled the spread of covid 19. as recently as may, life looked like it came back to near normal for most of the country, and itjust shows you how transmissable and challenging the delta variant is, but as opposed to victoria and south australia, two states that have gone in and out of lockdown successfully because they went in early and hard, the criticism for new south wales and sydney in particular where i am is the authorities did not nail it early enough, and when the rules came in, they did not come f
for millions in sydney and the surrounding areas. this is a lock that started at the end ofjune. it was supposed to last two weeks and it was extended to five weeks. now we know it is going to extend to four more until the end of august. this is because the pattern of the case numbers just keeps going this is because the pattern of the case numbersjust keeps going up. it is persistently high. new south wales recorded its highest number since the outbreak, 177 locally acquired cases, 46 of those were infectious while active in the community. all in all, sydney has recorded its worst outbreak this year, with more than 2500 cases. compared to any other country in the world, the cases are low, but look at it from an australian perspective. this is a country that isolated itself from the rest of the world by closing its borders. it has very, very strict hotel quarantine rules and it has, for the most part, really control the spread of covid as recently as may. life looks like
it does suggest that they were not expecting this to happen at least a few weeks ago, and it has taken them somewhat by surprise. the controversial right wing commentator katie hopkins has been sent home from australia after having her visa cancelled. in case you re not familiar with her here she is. the australian government took the decision after she flouted hotel quarantine rules and then boasted publicly about it. ms hopkins was in the country to appear in celebrity big brother. shaimaa khalil has more from sydney. katie hopkins came to australia, entered australia, initially to take part in the celebrity edition of big brother. on friday and instagram video, she said that she was given instructions by hotel quarantine instructions by hotel quarantine officers that when someone knocks on her door, essentially to deliver food, that she should wait 30 seconds, and then she should open the door and get herfood, but should wear a facemask. she was laughing through the whole video an