Australia eyes forced jabbing vs virus rage

by Xinhua - Global Times

Aug 24, 2021 12:55 am

SYDNEY: As the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) recorded its third day of over 800 Covid-19 cases on Monday, state authorities are now eyeing forced vaccination for all citizens to end virus surge and find the path out of the prolonged lockdown.

NSW recorded 818 new locally acquired cases and three deaths in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. (10 p.m. in Manila) on Sunday night, bringing the death toll of the latest outbreak since June 16 to 74.

A man reads a newspaper on the steps of Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. Australia's second-largest city has extended its lockdown in a bid to eliminate COVID-19 while authorities in Sydney flagged restrictions easing for vaccinated residents despite the delta variant continuing to spread. AP PHOTO

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