<span style="color: #222222;">Sydney's lockdown has been extended by another month as Covid cases continue to rise. Australia's largest city has been under stay-at-home orders since late June due to an outbreak of the Delta variant.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">More than 2,500 people have been infected in Sydney's worst outbreak this year.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">New South Wales ' of which Sydney is the capital ' reported 177 new cases on Wednesday, the most in a day since March 2020.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Premier Gladys Berejiklian said, it was not possible for the city to exit lockdown on Friday as had been planned.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">She announced further curbs on movement ' including a 10km limit on essential shopping.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Victoria and South Australia both came out of lockdowns yesterday, after containing smaller outbreaks.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Sydney's five million residents had enjoyed a fairly normal lifestyle this year until the outbreak happened. Experts warn that restrictions in Sydney could last until September or even later.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Authorities say they cannot re-open until the transmission rate is back to near zero.</span><br />