Sydney Australia lockdown
With 2 surges heading their way ,Sydney has decided to punish themselves by imposing another lockdown .
The first surge is an increases in Delta variant (formerly called the India variant ) . The other is mice on the rampage.
Under the new lock down residents are only permitted to leave their homes for essential work, education, to receive a COVID vaccine, to seek medical care, outdoor exercise and to shop for food or other essential items. Those who wish to exercise outdoors may only do so in groups of 10 or fewer.
Meanwhile a plague of mice has forced the closure of the Wellington Correctional Center in rural New South Wales state (about a 4 hr drive from Sydney) .The plague of mice have been ravaging the region for many weeks and will converge on Sydney by August (if it hasn't already reached the city) .
'Mice Rain' In Australia: Millions Of Mice Ravage Towns & Crops, Is Sydney Next? - YouTube