The number of people unaccounted for now stands at 159 and four deaths have been confirmed. officials say the 40 year old building was due for repairs, but the reason for the collapse remains unclear. the australian city of sydney has started a two week period of lockdown because of a covid outbreak. phil mercerjoins us from sydney. good morning to you. looking at it from where we are in the uk, the numbers look relatively low but they ve taken immediate and pretty drastic action. tell us more. since the pandemic drastic action. tell us more. since the pandemic began, drastic action. tell us more. since the pandemic began, australia - drastic action. tell us more. ’5 rice: the pandemic began, australia has recorded just over 30,000 coronavirus cases, 910 people have died and for most of this year, but here in sydney were beginning to live a life that resembled one before the pandemic but a week or so ago, a cluster of cases was discovered in the bondi area of sydney. that was link ....