A person is swabbed by a medical professional at a drive-through coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic in the Warriewood suburb of Sydney, Australia, December 18, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Around a quarter of a million people in Sydney's northern beach suburbs were ordered on Saturday into a strict lockdown until midnight on Wednesday in an effort to contain a coronavirus cluster which authorities fear may spread across the city.
Authorities will on Sunday announce whether further restrictions will be imposed on the rest of Sydney, Australia's most populous city.
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