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Delta‘s force: Australia’s covid plans crumble

The Intelligence from The Economist

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Australia's Zero Covet Approach to the Pandemic

A man infected with the delta variant wandered through a sydney shopping maul seding an alarming wave of infections. Australia has been one of a handful of countries to take zero covid approach with strict border restrictions and rigorous contact tracing. Officials have warned the country is vulnerable mare deaths and hospitalizations, given just 27 and a half % of the national population is fully vaccinated.

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