This is where we will end today’s live coverage of Covid news.

Here are the main developments:

• Sydney containment is likely to be extended after the worsening of the Covid epidemic which increased by 77 cases on Sunday and resulted in the first death from locally acquired coronavirus in Australia in 2021. Prime Minister Gladys Berejiklian warned she would be shocked if daily cases did not exceed 100 from tomorrow and into the days to come.
• New South Wales has recommended Sydney residents to advance their second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine by six weeks after the first, with doctors and general practitioners saying it is a ‘fair compromise’ given of the state’s epidemic.
• Victoria declared the entirety of New South Wales a red zone, effectively closing its border to the exception of returning Victorian residents. However, returning residents will need to be quarantined for 14 days. The red zone declaration, which comes into effect from midnight tonight, also applies to Australian Capital Territory although no locally acquired cases have been reported in the territory.
• The Commonwealth Government is working to expand its assistance measures to help states deal with Covid, following the worsening epidemic in New South Wales.
• The Morrison government’s latest attempt to vaccination campaign urging Australians to “arm themselves” has landed flat, even the opposition leader joking that it would be difficult for the nation’s satirists to stand up.
• The Federal Government will also broadcast a separate, “graphic and confrontational” advertisement across Sydney from Sunday evening, which shows a young woman breathless in hospital, in an attempt to prevent residents from breaking the rules. strict lockdowns.

We wish all of our readers in Sydney a warm and safe night.

We will be back tomorrow morning to redo everything.

On Twitter, there appears to be a bit of frustration with the Federal Government’s “graphic and confrontational” advertising campaign of a breathless young woman in hospital who will be crossing Sydney from tonight.

Victoria declared all of New South Wales a red zone, effectively closing the border to the exception of returning Victorian residents.

The red zone declaration also applies to the Australian Capital Territory, although no locally acquired cases have been reported in this jurisdiction.

The red zone status will come into effect from 11:59 p.m. tonight

While Victorian residents will be able to return with a valid red zone permit, they will have to quarantine themselves for 14 days.

Here’s a recap of the top Covid news out of Sydney today:

The worsening of the Covid epidemic in Sydney increased by 77 cases and resulted in the first death from locally acquired coronavirus in Australia in 2021, with the premier of New South Wales Gladys Berejiklian warning that she will be “shocked” if daily cases do not exceed 100 tomorrow.

Head of Health Song of Kerry is so concerned about the trajectory of the Sydney epidemic that she is begging anyone who has ever received a dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine to talk to their doctor about reducing the interval between their first and second dose from three months to six weeks – grateful for sacrificing “a little long term protection” was warranted.

A 90-year-old woman from southwest Sydney, who authorities said was unvaccinated, died in Liverpool hospital on Saturday, hours after returning a positive result.

The woman caught the virus at home from a family member – one of 50 of the 77 cases announced on Sunday who were close family members of existing Covid cases.

Authorities fear that 33 of the 77 new cases are infectious in the community, with many of the new cases announced on Sunday being described as “fairly historic going back five, six or seven days” between the initial infection and the return of a positive test .

You can read our full report here:

How awesome Ash barty?

If you didn’t watch the Wimbledon final last night and are just watching the news, here is a match report written by my colleague Tumaini Carayol who was at Wimbledon.

Barty’s victory comes 50 years after Evonne Goolagong Cawley was crowned Wimbledon champion for the first time.

Here is an excellent photographic exploration of their two careers:

And of course, Barty isn’t the only Australian winner at Wimbledon this year.

Wheelchair Tennis King Dylan alcott made a supreme defense of his singles crown at Wimbledon, moving closer and closer to a potential “golden slam” of titles for the calendar year.

Here is the “graphic and confrontational” announcement that the Lt Gen vaccine deployment supremo John Frewen and chief physician Paul Kelly Just announced.

The ads will only air in Sydney from tonight and are designed to show people the serious illness they are at risk of if they don’t comply with lockdown restrictions in the city.

Before watching it, it’s important to reiterate that this ad is facing, so some of you might find it uncomfortable to watch.

It shows a young woman hospitalized breathless and does not include any dialogue.

La publicité sera diffusée séparément de la campagne publicitaire sur le vaccin « armez-vous » que le gouvernement fédéral a également lancée aujourd’hui.

Lt Gen John Frewen Il a été demandé de préciser combien la campagne publicitaire de vaccination « armez-vous » a coûté au contribuable.

Il n’a pas fourni de chiffre précis et a déclaré que le coût de la campagne était comptabilisé dans le 40 millions de dollars dépensés alloués aux publicités sur les vaccins cette année.

Il a déclaré que d’autres publicités étaient actuellement en cours d’élaboration, notamment des campagnes spécifiques ciblant les communautés autochtones et éloignées.

You can read more about the ‘arm yourself’ campaign and even watch the ad in this report written by my colleague. Amy Remeikis earlier today.