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Australian authorities have reported a slowdown in new Covid-19 cases in Sydney, as the country's largest city endures an extended lockdown to suppress the country's worst outbreak of this year of the highly contagious Delta variant.
Meanwhile, the virus has crossed borders into Victoria and South Australia, after an infectious team of furniture movers from Sydney visited both states for work.
Dozens of new venues in Melbourne including a shopping centre, two public transport routes and a sporting club have been listed as virus-exposed locations, adding pressure on authorities to tighten restrictions.
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