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One of the men had a single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine while the other had two doses of Pfizer. Both vaccines are around 90 per cent effective at stopping death.
New South Wales Deputy Premier John Barilaro has urged ACT residents not to travel outside the territory after a snap seven-day lockdown was announced.
Sydney s Covid crisis is now the problem of 80 per cent of New South Wales, with about 6.6 million people living under harsh lockdown as police given new power to crack down on the Harbour City.