Sydney Extends Lockdown; U.K. Warns on Surge: Virus Update Bloomberg 54 mins ago Bloomberg News
(Bloomberg) Sydney extended a lockdown that was due to end Friday for another week to stem the latest Covid-19 outbreak. The U.K. will relax self-isolation requirements for fully vaccinated people, even as health officials warn that getting back to normal could mean new cases jumping to 100,000 a day and a rise in so-called long Covid-19 cases among younger people.
South Korea may tighten social distancing measures as daily cases surge. Japanese Emperor Naruhito has received his first vaccine dose, while there are fresh calls to ban spectators from the Olympics.