Sydney faces curfew and longer lockdown as Australia’s Delta outbreak grows

City's western reaches, already in lockdown, will have a curfew imposed from Monday after huge rise in coronavirus cases

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Sydney's coronavirus lockdown is being extended for another month, with large swathes of the city facing curfew from Monday, as authorities battle a Delta outbreak that has seen record case numbers this week.

New South Wales reported 642 new local cases and four deaths on Friday, prompting premier Gladys Berejiklian to require masks to be worn outdoors throughout the state at all times except when exercising.