Australia's most populous state extends COVID restrictions in hunt for outbreak source

FILE PHOTO: People wait in line at a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing clinic in the city centre after new cases were reported in Sydney, Australia, May 6, 2021. REUTERS/Loren Elliott

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's most populous state recorded no new COVID-19 infections for a third straight day on Sunday but extended raised social distancing and mask-wearing rules by a week as the authorities hunted for the source of a small outbreak.

After a Sydney couple tested positive to the coronavirus last week, ending a long run without community transmission, the authorities reinstated some social distancing measures until May 10, and a campaign to get more people tested, as they scrambled to determine the source of infection.