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New Zealand extends lockdown in virus-hit Auckland

New Zealand's largest city of Auckland will remain in strict COVID-19 lockdown for at least another week as a Delta variant outbreak "rumbles along", Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.

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Philippines reimposes virus lockdown in capital

The Philippines reimposed Tuesday a virus lockdown in the capital Manila, a day after announcing the lifting of stay-at-home orders for more than 13 million people.

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New Zealand lifts lockdown, barring virus-hit Auckland

New Zealand will mostly lift its COVID-19 lockdown this week, with only the country's infection epicentre Auckland to remain under strict stay-at-home orders, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday.

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Philippines lifts lockdown in capital as virus surges

The Philippines will lift a stay-at-home order in the capital Manila this week as it trials "granular lockdowns", an official said Monday, in a bid to rein in coronavirus cases and revive the economy.

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Australia's Melbourne extends sixth virus lockdown

A lockdown of Australia's second-biggest city Melbourne will be extended, authorities announced Sunday as they struggle to quash a stubborn coronavirus Delta variant outbreak.

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What the Delta lockdown is doing to your mental health

As the Sydney lockdown enters its ninth week, Scientia Professor Richard Bryant from UNSW's School of Psychology describes what we are thinking and why, and the effect of isolation on our mental health.

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