Australian state of Victoria to enter its fifth lockdown amid Delta Covid threat

State Premier Daniel Andrews

State Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that Victoria is to be put into its fifth lockdown and placed under stay-at-home orders for five days to quell a surge in coronavirus cases.

Andrews made the decision to impose the restrictions on Australia’s second most populous state on Thursday. They will come into effect from 11:59pm local time and last for five days, in response to an increase in infections linked to the Delta variant. Andrews said a strict, quick approach was required to prevent the virus spreading. “If we act now, while we’re right on the heels of this outbreak, we can give ourselves every chance of getting ahead of it”.

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