Sydney’s Delta strain outbreak could increase to over 3,000 new infections per day, according to one prominent microbiologist, who is calling for restrictions in the region to be extended.
Professor Brendan Crabb, director of the medical research body, the Burnet Institute, issued the warning on Aug. 19. He said the situation in Australia’s most populous state—New South Wales (NSW)—could escalate into a “catastrophe” and that it was of national concern.
