Almost half of all Australians are in lockdown as the country battles a wave of the coronavirus affecting almost all corners for the first time during the pandemic.
The Delta variant of COVID-19 is proving to be so contagious that state leaders are shutting down large portions of their states after only a few cases each, with now more than 11 million people nationally now in the grips of the strictest virus restrictions.
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palazscuk says that lockdown is a much needed restriction and that they must act fast and hard to get on top of this virus.