Asia Today: Sydney outbreak grows; Thailand finds 548 cases

outbreak in Sydney’s rrn beach suburbs has grown to 70 cases with an additional 30 in last 24 hours, and authorities say y may never be able to trace source.

While numbers are rising, New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian said Sunday re hasn’t been evidence of massive seeding outside rrn beaches community. A new list of cases, however, shows virus had spread to greater Sydney and or parts of state.

government has imposed a lockdown in area until Wednesday. Residents will only be permitted to leave ir homes for five basic reasons, including medical care, exercise, grocery shop, work or for compassionate care reasons.

State Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said that contact tracers are yet to locate patient zero, but an extensive investigation is underway.

Elsewhere in Asia-Pacific region:

— Thailand on Saturday reported more than 500 new coronavirus cases, highest daily tally in a country that had largely brought pandemic under control. 548 new cases, most of m linked to a wholesale seafood market on outskirts of Bangkok, come after Thailand saw only a small number of infections over past several months due to strict border and quarantine controls. Health officials say new cases are mostly migrant workers from Myanmar connected to outbreak at shrimp market in Samut Sakhon province. goverr imposed a night curfew and travel restrictions until Jan. 3.