<p>Australia's second-largest city will lockdown for five days from Thursday night due to growing Covid-19 clusters.</p>.<p>Melbourne's fifth lockdown of the pandemic will apply across Victoria state, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The news came after officials announced on Wednesday that Australia's largest city, Sydney, will <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/sydney-lockdown-extended-as-covid-19-cases-rise-1008392.html" target="_blank">remain in lockdown</a> for five weeks.</p>.<p>A three-week lockdown of Sydney and surrounding communities in New South Wales state had been due to end on Friday. But it will now last until July 30 at the earliest.</p>.<p>Health authorities are concerned by how quickly the delta variant is spreading in a vulnerable Australian population in which fewer than 13% of adults are fully vaccinated.</p>
<p>Australia's second-largest city will lockdown for five days from Thursday night due to growing Covid-19 clusters.</p>.<p>Melbourne's fifth lockdown of the pandemic will apply across Victoria state, Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday.</p>.<p>The news came after officials announced on Wednesday that Australia's largest city, Sydney, will <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/sydney-lockdown-extended-as-covid-19-cases-rise-1008392.html" target="_blank">remain in lockdown</a> for five weeks.</p>.<p>A three-week lockdown of Sydney and surrounding communities in New South Wales state had been due to end on Friday. But it will now last until July 30 at the earliest.</p>.<p>Health authorities are concerned by how quickly the delta variant is spreading in a vulnerable Australian population in which fewer than 13% of adults are fully vaccinated.</p>