Bondi Beach shut as Australia Covid-19 cases soar past 1,000

NSTworld Sunbathers, surfers and tourists are banned from Bondi Beach in efforts to contain the Covid-19 outbreak.

Lifeguards emptied the sands of daytrippers and police taped off entrances to the beach in Sydney, before closing several more of the city’s popular swimming spots.

“This is not something we are doing because we are the ‘fun police’... this is about saving lives,” New South Wales state Police Minister David Elliott told reporters. The measures announced by the territory’s chief minister, which begin on Tuesday, were aimed at addressing fears over the safety of remote indigenous communities who may be more vulnerable to an outbreak.

The nation has taken a series of drastic steps to contain the spread of the contagion, including closing its borders to foreigners and non-residents.

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