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  • Russia said on Monday that its coronavirus death toll was more than three times higher than it had previously reported, making it the country with the third-largest number of fatalities.

    For months, the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, has boasted about Russia’s low fatality rate from the virus, saying earlier this month that it had done a better job at managing the pandemic than western countries.

    Related: Russia admits to world's third-worst Covid-19 death toll

    To recap that press conference:

    We appreciate frustration levels may be increasing [on the northern beaches] but please know there is light at the end of the tunnel.

    Ironically, as we see time move on, the threat of greater Sydney is almost becoming as equal to parts of the northern beaches, and that’s where we’ll be adjusting potentially some of our restrictions.

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