Melbourne locks down for 6th ties as Delta spreads in Austraila

​By a Staff Reporter:  About two-thirds of Australia’s population is in lockdown as the delta variant spreads across the nation, with authorities in Melbourne enforcing stay-at-home orders for the sixth time since the pandemic began. Melbourne and the rest of Victoria state will enter a seven-day lockdown from 8 p.m. local time on Thursday after eight new infections were detected in the past day, Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters. Sydney, meanwhile, has issued stay-at-home orders until at least August 28.