Australian Military Joins COVID-19 Lockdown Monitoring in Sydney

Australian Military Joins COVID-19 Lockdown Monitoring in Sydney
Australian Defence Force personnel and NSW police load food packages for delivery to people in lockdown at the Prairiewood Leisure Centre on Aug. 2, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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The Australian military began patrolling the streets of Sydney on Aug. 2 to monitor a COVID-19 lockdown, with some even tasked with going door to door.

About 300 unarmed military personnel were going to people’s houses to check whether individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 were isolating at home, Sydney police commissioner Mick Fuller told reporters at a press conference.
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