SYDNEY: The streets of this Australian capital started to get deserted on Saturday as Australia's largest city began a weeklong lockdown to contain the highly contagious Delta coronavirus variant, with authorities warning broader restrictions could follow.

More than 80 Covid-19 cases have been reported so far in an infection surge linked to an international flight crew transported to a quarantine hotel from the airport.

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