Umbuso ubone ukwehla okucacile kwenani lamacala amasha, kubika izifo ezintsha ezingama-496 kanye nokufa kwabantu abayisishiyagalombili esikhathini sakamuva esingamahora angama-24 ngoMsombuluko.
IMelbourne, idolobha lesibili ngobukhulu e-Australia, kulindeleke ukuthi ilandele isudi yeNew South Wales maduze nje ukuze iphakamise ukuvalwa kwesonto lonke esifundazweni saseVictoria uma nje umkhawulo wokugoma usufinyelele ku-70%, yize kubonwe irekhodi lamacala ayi-1,965 nsuku zonke ngoMgqibelo, okuyisibalo esiphezulu kakhulu sansuku zonke. e-Australia kusukela kwaqala lolu bhubhane.
Njengoba amazinga okugoma enyuka, i-Australia ibheke ekuguqukeleni ekuphileni naleli gciwane. Uhulumeni uhlela ukususa imingcele ngezigaba kubahambi base-Australia ababuyela ekhaya ngaphansi kombandela wokuthi izwe lifinyelela amazinga okugonywa ngamaphesenti angama-70 nangama-80 futhi ekugcineni kubo bonke abahambi bamazwe aphesheya.
Izifundazwe nezindawo ezimbalwa ezinokutheleleka okumbalwa noma ezingenakho, nokho, ziyanqikaza ukulandela uhlelo lukazwelonke, zifunga ukuthi zizogcina imingcele yazo ivaliwe zize zifinyelele kumaphesenti anganqunyiwe angaphezu kwama-80%.
Izikhulu ezifundazweni zaseNtshonalanga Australia naseQueensland, esezikwazile ukugwema noma yikuphi ukuqubuka okukhulu kohlobo lweDelta, zizobukela iNew South Wales neVictoria njengoba zidweba indlela yokuphila naleli gciwane.
Isibalo sase-Australia sokutheleleka kwe-COVID-19 nokufa kwabantu sisalokhu siphansi, kanti cishe amacala ayi-127,500 kanye nokufa kwabantu abayi-1,440 selokhu kwaqala lolu bhubhane. Cishe amaphesenti angama-62 abantu abaneminyaka engu-16 nangaphezulu sebegonywe ngokugcwele, kuyilapho abangamaphesenti angama-82.2 bathole umthamo wokuqala.
