Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane to enter Covid lockdown due to Delta strain

BRISBANE, Australia (AFP) — Australia’s third-largest city of Brisbane and other parts of Queensland state will enter a snap Covid-19 lockdown from Saturday as authorities race to contain an emerging outbreak of the Delta strain. Millions of residents in the city and several other areas will be placed under stay-at-home orders from Saturday afternoon for three days, state Deputy Premier Steven Miles said. “The only way to beat the Delta strain is to move quickly, […]