Complete lockdown in Sydney due to the delta strain of the coronavirus. For the first time since the beginning of 2020

, Australian authorities have introduced a strict two-week quarantine in Sydney and the surrounding areas. The reason was the rise in the incidence of COVID-19after the country found infected with the Indian delta strain. What does the city look like Photo: Joel Carrett / EPA / TASS From the evening of June 26 until the end of July 9, a strict quarantine is in effect in the Australian state of New South Wales. Residents of Greater Sydney, Wollongong, the Blue Mountains and the Central Coast may only leave their homes if they are traveling for food, work or school that cannot be arranged remotely, Wearing masks is also required on public transport and during outdoor events (limited to 10 people) Photo: Loren Elliott / Reuters . Visitors, they must maintain a social distance - one person per 4 square meters. meters Photo: Lisa Maree Williams / Getty Images New South Wales has been declared a “red zone”. Some states have ordered travelers from there to observe a two-week quarantine, in others, Due to the rapid spread of the new strain, restrictions have also been introduced by other Australian states. Since June 29, a three-day lockdown, for example, has been in effect in Queensland Photo: Loren Elliott / Reuters In total, 30.5 thousand cases of COVID-19 were detected in Australia in a year and a half of the pandemic, less than 1,000 people died, and the first hard lockdown in the country was introduced on March 23, 2020 of the year.