The Australian state of Victoria was ordered into a five-day lockdown on Thursday following a spike in Covid-19 infections, joining Sydney as the country's two main population hubs battle an outbreak of the highly contagious Delta variant. From midnight, the state of 6.6 million people was told to stay home except for grocery shopping, essential work, exercise, healthcare and getting vaccinated. The lockdown in Australia's second-largest city of Melbourne is its fifth since the pandemic began a

Victoria's vaccine rollout is about to go up a gear, with the country's first drive-through site opening in Melton tomorrow. Younger adults will also now be eligible for AstraZeneca without seeing a GP first. #9News | Nightly at 6.00pm | 9 News Melbourne