Prognosis
Half of Australia’s Population in Lockdown as Delta Spreads
- Brisbane, Perth latest cities to enforce restrictions
- Pressure mounting on leader Morrison to ramp up vaccines
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More than 12 million Australians -- close to half of the population -- are now in lockdown as the nation struggles to contain a spread of the delta coronavirus variant.
On Tuesday, Brisbane became Australia’s fourth regional capital city to restrict movement outside of homes except for essential reasons such as shopping and exercise for at least three days, less than 24 hours after a similar move in Perth. They followed Sydney and Darwin, which over the weekend announced longer lockdowns of up to two weeks.