There is a curfew in Sydney because of the Delta mutant - already in the sixth week.
A lottery player now has a nice outlook for the time after that.
Sydney - The fight against Corona is a hassle as many factors are unknown.
Lottery, on the other hand, is fun, even if all the factors are unknown here.
A pandemic strategy and gambling cannot therefore be compared.
In Sydney, however, they now fell apart in the life of a woman.
"Crazy lottery winnings from all over the world" is the name of a column on the Australian TV station
9News
.
The latest report: Because of the corona lockdown in Sydney, an Australian only noticed after two weeks that she had become a lottery millionaire.
The winning numbers were already drawn on July 21st, "but because of this whole lockdown here, I hadn't checked the lottery ticket at all,"
9News
quoted
the woman from the suburb of Fairfield on Monday.
"I had a thousand other things on my mind."
Woman overlooks her lottery win due to Corona lockdown
When she finally remembered the bill and checked it, she was in disbelief to discover that she had won a million Australian dollars.
"I can not believe it.
That makes everything so much better, ”said the overjoyed woman.
First of all, she will now pay off her house.
"And when the lockdown is over, I'll definitely be planning a vacation."
Sydney has been in lockdown for weeks because the highly contagious Delta variant of the corona virus has spread widely.
More than 3,600 cases of infection have been registered since mid-June.
People are only allowed to leave their homes in exceptional cases - for work, shopping, sports and medical reasons.
Despite corona lockdown in Sydney: Delta variant continues to spread
Around 300 soldiers from the Australian Army have been monitoring the curfew in Sydney since Monday.
The police of the state of New South Wales had asked for the help of the military in enforcing the corona measures.
Another curfew in Australia's third largest city, Brisbane, has meanwhile been extended.
However, the restrictions have so far not slowed the spread of the virus.
The police now want to take tougher action against people who do not adhere to testing and quarantine obligations.
"Police officers are assisted by soldiers when they deliver food packages, make house calls and check compliance with the curfew and the orders for self-isolation," said Police Chief Mick Fuller.
Corona in Australia: curfew, but a low vaccination rate
The curfew in Brisbane and the surrounding areas was supposed to end on Tuesday, but has been extended by the authorities until next Sunday.
"This gives us an eight-day lockdown," said the incumbent Prime Minister of Queensland, Steven Miles.
"We sincerely hope that this will be enough to quarantine everyone who was exposed to the Delta variant."
Australia had long been able to contain the corona pandemic by closing its borders, quickly imposing lockdowns and intensively tracking contacts.
However, so far only around 15 percent of the population has had a full vaccination.
(dpa / AFP / frs)
