Australia will receive 500,000 doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine from Singapore this week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said, after Canberra agreed a swap deal in a bid to curtail surging coronavirus infections
A lone passenger sits at a tram stop on a mostly-empty city centre street on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra SandersAustralian capital extends lockdown by 2 weeksCANBERRA, Aug 31 - Australia will receive 500,000 doses of Pfizer's
"That means there are 500,000 doses extra that will happen in September that otherwise would have had to wait for several months from now, accelerating our vaccination program at this critical time as we walk towards those 70% and 80% targets," Morrison told reporters in Canberra. Capital city Canberra on Tuesday extended its hard lockdown by a further two weeks, and Victoria, the country's second most populous state, is expected to soon follow suit.
On Tuesday, Canberra reported 13 new cases in the past 24 hours. New South Wales reported 1,164 new infections, down slightly from a record 1,290 cases the day prior.
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