<span style="color: #222222;">The Australian city of Sydney has gone into a two-week lockdown after a rise in the number of Corona virus cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">More than one million people in central and eastern suburbs were already under restrictions imposed on Friday following a jump in cases.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The lockdown now covers the whole city and some surrounding areas, and is extended from one week to two.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">More than 80 cases of the highly infectious Delta variant were confirmed in the city in recent days.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">New South Wales state Premier Gladys Berejiklian said, stay-at-home orders would be in place until 9th of July for all of Greater Sydney – with a population of about five million – and the surrounding regions of Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">When there is a contagious variant, like the Delta virus, a three-day lockdown doesn't work, she added.</span>