There were hundreds of Australian soldiers. sent to Sydney to help enforce quarantine imposed by authorities to limit the spread of coronavirus infection, the BBC reported.
The new wave of Delta variants, which began in June, led to nearly 3,000 infections. Nine people died.
Despite a five-week lockdown, infections continue to spread in Australia’s largest city. 170 new cases were registered on Friday.
The quarantine, which will last at least until August 28, prohibits people from leaving their homes, except for shopping, visiting a doctor and other reasons.
Soldiers will be trained over the weekend before patrolling Monday to help police enforce restrictions.
According to the authorities, the epidemic is spreading mainly among people from critical professions who continue to go to work in the poorer western and southwestern outskirts of the city.
Australia has one of the lowest rates of vaccination against COVID-19 among developed countries – only 17% of the adult population, according to the BBC.
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