‘Unprecedented’ Police Operation Underway in Sydney to Enforce COVID Restrictions

Mounted Police patrol at Bondi Beach as part of public health order compliance operations in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 15, 2021. Getty Images

New South Wales (NSW) Police have issued nearly 600 infringement notices, or fines, on individuals found breaching public health orders on the first day of a three-week crackdown on COVID-19 non-compliance.

Deputy Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said it was “disappointing” that there were issues with compliance even after Australia’s most populous state recorded 452 new COVID infections on Aug. 16.