Lockdown in Sydney extended by 4 weeks amid spike in Coronavirus cases

The lockdown in Australia's Sydney has been extended by four weeks amid a surge in coronavirus cases. The lockdown was scheduled to end three days ago but the residents have now been told to stay at home until August 28. "I am as upset and frustrated as all of you that we were not able to get the case numbers we would have liked at this point in time but that is the reality," said New South Wales State Premier Gladys Berejiklian.