[https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/26/australia/australia-sydney-covid-19-pandemic-intl-hnk/index.html](https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/26/australia/australia-sydney-covid-19-pandemic-intl-hnk/index.html) >"Australia's new daily cases of Covid-19 topped 1,000 on Thursday for the first time since the global pandemic began, as two major hospitals in Sydney set up emergency outdoor tents to help deal with a rise in patients."