but also in the state of victoria and south australia, clearly no one or very few people are happy being in lockdown. people are questioning the government s approach to this, especially vaccinations, but i suspect that the vast majority of australians trying to do the right thing. yes, clearly they don t like the lockdowns and they will be looking at the actions of these protesters and thinking, what were they doing? we don t know yet, but the indications are that certainly sydney s delta variant crisis is getting worse. today, we ve had 163 new infections reported in the past 24 hours. that is a new daily record for this city that s been in lockdown now for a month. it is notjust the city of sydney and its 5 million residents, also regions up to the north, south and west and also the entire state of victoria and south australia too, so the situation is far worse here in sydney than it is anywhere else. the lockdown is due to end
could be catastrophic, given that only about 15% of australians are fully vaccinated against covid 19. the authorities here are livid at the behaviour of these individuals. and of course, when you think more broadly about the lockdowns, notjust here in sydney and the surrounding areas, but also in the state of victoria and south australia, clearly no one or very few people are happy being in lockdown. people are questioning the government s approach to this, especially vaccinations, but i suspect that the vast majority of australians trying to do the right thing. yes, clearly they don t like the lockdowns and they will be looking at the actions of these protesters and thinking, what were they doing? we don t know yet, but the indications are that certainly sydney s delta variant crisis is getting worse. today, we ve had 163 new infections reported in the past 2a hours. that is a new daily record for this city that s been in lockdown now for a month. it is notjust the city of sydn
we don t know yet, but the indications are that certainly sydney s delta variant crisis is getting worse. today, we ve had 163 new infections reported in the past 2a hours. that is a new daily record for this city that s been in lockdown now for a month. it is notjust the city of sydney and its 5 million residents, also regions to the north, south and west and also the entire state of victoria and south australia too, so the situation is far worse here in sydney than it is anywhere else. the lockdown is due to end on friday, but no one is really thinking that will happen. how long it is extended for, no one really knows. there is speculation it could well be months rather than weeks and no doubt that has fuelled these protests today. but as i say, most australians are pretty compliant. they know the score, they know they have to stay home and do the right thing,
described about three point 5000 protesters here in sydney as a australian caller cleared them for idiots, and i think many australians will agree with his sentiments. health officials say that the actions of these protesters could well cost lives, and senior police officers say the consequences could be catastrophic given that only about 15% of australians are fully vaccinated against covid i9. the authorities here are livid at the behaviour of these individuals. of course, when you think more broadly about the lockdown is, notjust here in sydney and the surrounding areas, but also in the state of victoria and south australia, clearly no one, are very few people, are happy being in lockdown. people are questioning the government s approach to this. especially vaccinations, but i expect the vast majority of australians trying to do the right thing. clearly, they don t like the lockdown is and they will be looking at the actions of these protesters
who have not been vaccinated. 56% of americans, including children, have now received at least one jab, but a new poll suggests that the majority of those who are yet to be vaccinated still say they are unlikely to do so. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. several people have been arrested in sydney as thousands of anti lockdown protesters breached covid i9 restrictions in the centre of australia s largest city. thousands joined the protests after authorities suggested covid i9 restrictions could remain in place until october, a number of them clashed with the police and were arrested. demonstrations have also taken place in melbourne and brisbane. 14 million australians are under strict stay at home orders as the authorities struggle to contain a surge in delta variant infections. phil mercerjoins us from sydney. we ve just heard from the new south wales police minister, and he has